. Radiography, X-ray therapeutics and radium therapy . PLATE IX.—Showing Epiphyses of Hip, Knee, and Ankle Joints. «, Pelvis and hip-joints in a child of 5-6 years. Knee-joint in a child 10-12 years, b, Lateral view, c, Anteroposterior view. Ankle-joint in a child 10-12 years. /, Lateral aspect, e, Antero-posterior aspect. THE KNEE-JOINT 147 In a lateral view the epiphyseal lines of the femur and fibula are nearly. Lines offracture Fig. 116.—Antero-posterior view of knee-joint showingepiphyses. Plate on posterior aspect of joint. PlG. 117.—Fracture of tibia andfibula. Practically no displace-m
. Radiography, X-ray therapeutics and radium therapy . PLATE IX.—Showing Epiphyses of Hip, Knee, and Ankle Joints. «, Pelvis and hip-joints in a child of 5-6 years. Knee-joint in a child 10-12 years, b, Lateral view, c, Anteroposterior view. Ankle-joint in a child 10-12 years. /, Lateral aspect, e, Antero-posterior aspect. THE KNEE-JOINT 147 In a lateral view the epiphyseal lines of the femur and fibula are nearly. Lines offracture Fig. 116.—Antero-posterior view of knee-joint showingepiphyses. Plate on posterior aspect of joint. PlG. 117.—Fracture of tibia andfibula. Practically no displace-ment. The appearances of theepiphyses at both ends of the]bones indicate the age of thepatient to be about 3 fibula has a convexity to-wards the tibia. horizontal. The epiphysis of the upper end of the tibia is seen to have atongue - like projec-tion extending downthe front of the boneto the tubercle ofthe tibia. In someinstances this projec-tion does not reachso far as the tubercle,and the latter isseen arising from aseparate centre ofossification. It is fre-quently the seat of in-j ury and inflammation(see Plates VIII. , and XVIII. Fig. a). The Hip -joint. E—The epiphysis ofthe upper end of thefemur includes merelythe articular head of ^pS35
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