The treatment of fractures . Shaft of hu-merus, up-per frag-ment. Fig. 171.—Fracture of shaft of humerus, Fig. 172.—Fracture of the shaft of the high. Displacement of lower end of upper humerus in lower third. Displacement offragment inward (X-ray tracing). hoih fragments forward (X-ray tracing). Symptoms.—The symptoms are readily recognized. Theyarc swelling at the seat of fracture, pain, crepitus, abnormalmotion, and ecchymoses. Paralysis of the musculospiral nervemay occur, with the characteristic wrist-drop. Ordinarily, theattention of both the patient and the surgeon is so occupied withth
The treatment of fractures . Shaft of hu-merus, up-per frag-ment. Fig. 171.—Fracture of shaft of humerus, Fig. 172.—Fracture of the shaft of the high. Displacement of lower end of upper humerus in lower third. Displacement offragment inward (X-ray tracing). hoih fragments forward (X-ray tracing). Symptoms.—The symptoms are readily recognized. Theyarc swelling at the seat of fracture, pain, crepitus, abnormalmotion, and ecchymoses. Paralysis of the musculospiral nervemay occur, with the characteristic wrist-drop. Ordinarily, theattention of both the patient and the surgeon is so occupied withthe fracture of the bone and its associated loss of movement thath>ss of power and sensation, because of involvement of thenerve, go unrecognized. If injury to the musculospiral nerve isnot recognized at the outset, it may be overlooked until the. pig i73— Trial of strength of arms resulting sometimes in spiral fracture of the humerus(Monks). See figure 174.
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