. A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations. frac-ture of the right greater horn unitedwith some shortening and displacementdownward; the third,^ found in thedissecting-room, a fracture at the junc-tion of the left cornu and body, unitedwith angular displacement. Prognosis. The prognosis, so far aslife is endangered by the injury to thebone, is favorable, but the associated injuries in the recorded caseshave often been such as to cause death. Among these associated inju-ries fracture of the larynx is prominent. Treatment. The treatment requires the reduction of displacement,if possibl
. A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations. frac-ture of the right greater horn unitedwith some shortening and displacementdownward; the third,^ found in thedissecting-room, a fracture at the junc-tion of the left cornu and body, unitedwith angular displacement. Prognosis. The prognosis, so far aslife is endangered by the injury to thebone, is favorable, but the associated injuries in the recorded caseshave often been such as to cause death. Among these associated inju-ries fracture of the larynx is prominent. Treatment. The treatment requires the reduction of displacement,if possible ; and this might be facilitated by the introduction of thefinger into the pharynx. It is unlikely that a bandage would be ofany service in opposing a tendency to the recurrence of of the head and neck by a stiff collar has been sug-gested. The dysphagia may render nourishment through an (esophageal tubenecessary, and associated injury of the larynx may require tracheotomv. ^ Scriber: Medical Age, Detroit, January, United fracture of the hyoid bone. (GURLT.) CHAPTEE XIV. FEACTUEES OF THE CAETILAGES OF THE LAEYNX AND TEACHEA. This injury, although actually rare, is more frequent and much moredangerous than fracture of the hyoid bone and has received more atten-tion from writers. Gurlts collection published in 1864 contained 47cases, Dr. Hunt ^ collected and analyzed 27 cases but did not give thedetails, and Henoque ^ collected 52 cases, to which Mr. Durham^ added10, making 62 in all, or including 4 of Gurlts in which the tracheaalone was injured, QQ. Piatt^ reports one terminating fatally bybroncho-pneumonia in three days, and Stephens^ one combined withfracture of the hyoid, followed by death in a few minutes. The following table shows the relative frequency with which thedifferent parts are affected : Cartilage broken. Cases. Deaths. Recoveries. Thyroid alone 24 18 6 Cricoid alone H 11 Thyroid and hyoid bone .... 5 3 2 cricoid .... 9 9 and h
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