Journal of the Medical Society of New Jersey . n ofhead of radius, causing almost complete loss offunction: operation six months after injury. dammed the tissues), that infection is verymuch less likely than it would be immedi-ately after the injury.* In the treatment of fractures, I will speakonly of the simple and compound, as theseare the two principal divisions. We willtake up the compound fracture first becausea compound fracture that is badly managedleads to more unfavorable results than asimple fracture that is badly managed. Ina simple fracture, you may get faulty unionor failure of un
Journal of the Medical Society of New Jersey . n ofhead of radius, causing almost complete loss offunction: operation six months after injury. dammed the tissues), that infection is verymuch less likely than it would be immedi-ately after the injury.* In the treatment of fractures, I will speakonly of the simple and compound, as theseare the two principal divisions. We willtake up the compound fracture first becausea compound fracture that is badly managedleads to more unfavorable results than asimple fracture that is badly managed. Ina simple fracture, you may get faulty unionor failure of union with deformity, but you *Dr John H- Murphy s Clinics June, 1914 Journal of the Medical Society of New Jersey. 275 have not usually materially hazarded thepatients limb or life at any part of theprocess. A compound fracture, on theother hand, is not only dangerous to thelimb, but dangerous to life. In the treat-ment of every compound fracture, it isessential to get the parts in the best possibleposition, but it is much more essential to Vf. Fig 4. (The same as Fig. 3.) Six weeksafter operation; good union and functions buthead of radius still out of place, although attime of operation dislocation was reduced andanular ligament shortened.
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