Surgery; its theory and practice . Sui-sp incus. jSuf? -, rlavicular Various forms of dislocalion of the humerus. (Professor Flowers models.) -ment is lacerated, anteriorly and inferiorly, or detached from themargin of the glenoid cavity in front and below. The subscapu-laris is generally raised by the head of the bone from the scapula,and the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and teres minor are tightlystretched. Sometimes the muscles are torn across at their inser- 4o8 INJURIES OF REGIONS. tion, or the greater tuberosity is detached, the muscles remainingentire. Under these circumstances the hea


Surgery; its theory and practice . Sui-sp incus. jSuf? -, rlavicular Various forms of dislocalion of the humerus. (Professor Flowers models.) -ment is lacerated, anteriorly and inferiorly, or detached from themargin of the glenoid cavity in front and below. The subscapu-laris is generally raised by the head of the bone from the scapula,and the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and teres minor are tightlystretched. Sometimes the muscles are torn across at their inser- 4o8 INJURIES OF REGIONS. tion, or the greater tuberosity is detached, the muscles remainingentire. Under these circumstances the head of the bone rollsinwards so that more of it is internal to the coracoid process, acondition described b} Malgaigne as a distinct variety {intracora-coid). The long head of the biceps is generally uninjured,whilst the short head and the coraco-brachiahs and the axillaryartery and brachial plexus are displaced inwards by the head ofthe bone. Special signs.—The head of the bone can be seen andfelt in its abnormal situation. The elbow projects


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