A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . ent forms an open, shallow socket, into which the acetabularfragment is received ; or its extremity may be irregularly convex andconcave, to correspond with an exactly opposite condition of the ace-tabular fragment. (Fig. 133.) Ordinarily the two fragments move upon each other, without theintervention of any substance; but often they become united, more orless completely, by fibrous bands (Fig. 134), which bands may be shortor long, according to the amount of motion which has been maintainedbetween the fragments while they are forming, or to
A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . ent forms an open, shallow socket, into which the acetabularfragment is received ; or its extremity may be irregularly convex andconcave, to correspond with an exactly opposite condition of the ace-tabular fragment. (Fig. 133.) Ordinarily the two fragments move upon each other, without theintervention of any substance; but often they become united, more orless completely, by fibrous bands (Fig. 134), which bands may be shortor long, according to the amount of motion which has been maintainedbetween the fragments while they are forming, or to the degree of sep-aration which exists. NECK, WITHIN THE CAPSULE. 389 The capsular ligaments are usually considerably thickened, andelongated in certain directions, and not unfrequently penetrated byspiculse of bone. They are also found sometimes attached by firmbands to the acetabular fragment. A permanent shortening, and either with or without eversion of thelimb, are the invariable consequences of this accident. Indeed, not a Fig. 133.
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