. Birth fractures and epiphyseal dislocations . Fig. 147.—Case 4. At the fourth week the roentgen picture characteristicof this injury was obtained. The infant was now moving its arm, and therewas but slight disabihty, while a hard mass was felt about the lower third ofthe shaft of the Fig. 148,—Case 4. The anteroposterior view showed the injury to betteradvantage than did the lateral in this case, the epiphysis having been dis-placed more inward than backward. There was an excess of callus thrownout in the region of the epiphyseal line, while the new-formed bone beneaththe stripped-
. Birth fractures and epiphyseal dislocations . Fig. 147.—Case 4. At the fourth week the roentgen picture characteristicof this injury was obtained. The infant was now moving its arm, and therewas but slight disabihty, while a hard mass was felt about the lower third ofthe shaft of the Fig. 148,—Case 4. The anteroposterior view showed the injury to betteradvantage than did the lateral in this case, the epiphysis having been dis-placed more inward than backward. There was an excess of callus thrownout in the region of the epiphyseal line, while the new-formed bone beneaththe stripped-up periosteum was seen tapering upward along; two-thirds thelength of the humeral shaft. Ihe roentgen evidence of ibis dislocalicm WDuldnever have been olilained had it not been looked for during the third weekof life. 132 Fig. 149.—Humeri removed by dissection from still-born infant deliveredwith difficulty by version and breech extraction because of its size. Thearms had become extended above the head. On cutting down upon theshoulder joints the capsular ligaments were found ruptured. There wasconsiderable extravasated blood, both within and about the joints, and bothupper humeral epiphyses were found to have been dislocated. While thisbirth injury is undoubtedly rare, there are co
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