Surgery; its theory and practice . n only be made to touch the acromion and external con-dyle at the same time when the head of the humerus is absentfrom the glenoid cavity; 2, Calla7vafs test. A tape passedround the acromion and under the axilla will measure about twoinches more on the dislocated than on the sound side ; 3, Dugasstest. With the hand placed on the opposite shoulder, the elbowin a dislocation cannot be made to touch the chest. Occasionallya dislocation is complicated by a fracture, and an accurate diag-nosis may be rendered very difficult. In such, and in all caseswhere there i
Surgery; its theory and practice . n only be made to touch the acromion and external con-dyle at the same time when the head of the humerus is absentfrom the glenoid cavity; 2, Calla7vafs test. A tape passedround the acromion and under the axilla will measure about twoinches more on the dislocated than on the sound side ; 3, Dugasstest. With the hand placed on the opposite shoulder, the elbowin a dislocation cannot be made to touch the chest. Occasionallya dislocation is complicated by a fracture, and an accurate diag-nosis may be rendered very difficult. In such, and in all caseswhere there is any doubt, the patient should be examined underan anaesthetic. DISLOCATION OF THE SHOULDER. 407 The sitbcoracoid.—This is the most frequent variety of disloca-tion of the shoulder (Fig. 154)- The head rests on the anteriorsurface of the neck of the scapula, just below the coracoid pro-cess, the groove between the head and greater tuberosity restingon the anterior margin of th-e glenoid cavity. The capsular liga- FlG. Fig. tSu7)-ccj-acccd Fig. 156. Fig. 157.
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