Atlas and epitome of traumatic fractures and dislocations . Fi(j.^. t: Hpichiudd. \(anrheii. FRACTURES OF THE UPPER EXTREMITY. 155 Fraeturo^ colli anatom-uti J^r. through the ^•tuberosities J^. colli chirurai on the elbow. Direct violence may consist in a blow or afall on the outer side of the shoulder. Examination in these cases always presents some diffi-culties, and if the extravasation of blood is profuse, thediagnosis may be exceedingly difficult. After inspection,by which we determine the direction of the shaft of thebone and the alteration in the outline of the shoul
Atlas and epitome of traumatic fractures and dislocations . Fi(j.^. t: Hpichiudd. \(anrheii. FRACTURES OF THE UPPER EXTREMITY. 155 Fraeturo^ colli anatom-uti J^r. through the ^•tuberosities J^. colli chirurai on the elbow. Direct violence may consist in a blow or afall on the outer side of the shoulder. Examination in these cases always presents some diffi-culties, and if the extravasation of blood is profuse, thediagnosis may be exceedingly difficult. After inspection,by which we determine the direction of the shaft of thebone and the alteration in the outline of the shoulder, weproceed to palpation, which is equally important. Thetuberosities, the groove between them, and the region ofthe surgical neck canbe directly palpatedunder normal condi-tions ; not so, how-ever, the region ofthe anatomic neckand head of the parts should befelt from the outside ;from in front; ifnecessary, from be-hind ; and last, butnot least, through theaxilla. (a) Fracture ofthe anatomic neckalone is a very rare accident. If only the a
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