. Annals of surgery. Condition of bones fourteen months after operation. AUTOPLASTIC TRANSPLANTATION OF BONE. 221 posterior border of the ulna and dividing the joined aponeurosisof the extensor and flexor carpi-ulnaris, the tumor was removedby resecting a portion of the ulna five and one-half inches long,which ran through the centre of the growth. A fragment of bone of the same length and three-eighths inchwide and one-eighth inch thick was now chiselled off from thecrest of the tibia together with its adherent periosteum. This was then placed between the two extremities of the ulnaremaining a
. Annals of surgery. Condition of bones fourteen months after operation. AUTOPLASTIC TRANSPLANTATION OF BONE. 221 posterior border of the ulna and dividing the joined aponeurosisof the extensor and flexor carpi-ulnaris, the tumor was removedby resecting a portion of the ulna five and one-half inches long,which ran through the centre of the growth. A fragment of bone of the same length and three-eighths inchwide and one-eighth inch thick was now chiselled off from thecrest of the tibia together with its adherent periosteum. This was then placed between the two extremities of the ulnaremaining and fastened in place with silver wire. The perios-teum of the implanted fragment was also sutured to the perios-teum of the remaining portions of the ulna. The wound wasnow closed with the exception of a small drain at each end. After the first twenty-four hours the drains were removedand a plaster spHnt appHed. Thereafter, the wound was dressedon the fourth, seventh, and tenth days, at the end of which timeit was he
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