. Röntgen ray diagnosis and therapy . ere is compression of the soft tissues. A nerve passing over thisregion will then be dislocated or unduly stretched, so that atrophyor inflammatory irritation may result. In the latter instance neu-ritis, in the first paralysis, may be expected. Among all nervesthe radial is the one most frequently concerned. The author hasdescribed cases of this kind in previous publications (see Fig. 142310 TEEATMENT OF DEFOEMED FEACTUEE 311 and 143, and Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen,Band v, Hamburg). The axillary plexus may be injured in frac-tures of
. Röntgen ray diagnosis and therapy . ere is compression of the soft tissues. A nerve passing over thisregion will then be dislocated or unduly stretched, so that atrophyor inflammatory irritation may result. In the latter instance neu-ritis, in the first paralysis, may be expected. Among all nervesthe radial is the one most frequently concerned. The author hasdescribed cases of this kind in previous publications (see Fig. 142310 TEEATMENT OF DEFOEMED FEACTUEE 311 and 143, and Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen,Band v, Hamburg). The axillary plexus may be injured in frac-tures of the clavicle followed by backward displacement and bythat of the neck of the humerus; the ulna by fracture of the ulnaor the lower end of the humerus; the median nerve in compoundfracture of the humerus and radius; the tibia] nerve after fractureof the tibia; and the peroneal after fracture of femur and fibula. Up to the present time the correction of these deformities hasnot been frequently undertaken, although the Eontgen rays now. Fig. 234 —Fracture of Tibia and Fibula taken through Plaster-of-Paris Dressing. enable us to make a thorough diagnosis of the anatomical rela-tions of the fragments as well as to outline our operative steps inadvance. The author has taken every opportunity to criticise thedeplorable indifference and to emphasize the feeling of security thesurgeon enjoys now while proceeding under the mentorship of theskiagraph. The direction of the displacement can easily be ascer-tained, and if two or three weeks only have elapsed, the refractureunder ansesthesia at the edge of the table will often suffice to cor-rect the malunion. Fig. 235 shows a case of fracture of the surgical neck of thehumerus, in which the diaphysis had slipped upward alongsidethe head of the humerus, so that union had taken place in juxtapo- 312 THE KONTGEN BAYS sition. Although five weeks had elapsed, refracturing the frag-ments by bending them over the edge of the table was successfu
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