A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . Fracture at the lower part of the shaft ofthe femur; actiou of muscles. (Hind.) United fracture at base of condyles. the upper fragment being driven downward toward the patella; in othercases the line of fracture preserves the same general direction, but inclinesinward or outward ; and in these cases the upper fragment is found lyingmore or less on the inner or outer margins of the knee, probably mostoften on the inner side. In one instance I found both femurs broken atthe same point and in the same manner. 420 FRACTURES OF THE FEMUR. L. B.,
A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . Fracture at the lower part of the shaft ofthe femur; actiou of muscles. (Hind.) United fracture at base of condyles. the upper fragment being driven downward toward the patella; in othercases the line of fracture preserves the same general direction, but inclinesinward or outward ; and in these cases the upper fragment is found lyingmore or less on the inner or outer margins of the knee, probably mostoften on the inner side. In one instance I found both femurs broken atthe same point and in the same manner. 420 FRACTURES OF THE FEMUR. L. B., aged about forty-five years, fell from a fourth-story window to the stonepavement blow, striking upon his feet. In addition to several other fractures,I found both femurs broken obliquely downward and forward, just above thecondyles. Very little inflammation ensued, and although it was found impos-sible to employ extension, union occurred readily, and with only a moderateoverlapping. In the left limb, however, the upper fragment pressed down suf-f
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