. Röntgen ray diagnosis and therapy . Fig. 243.—Ideal Union after Fracture of the Olecranon, Three Weeksafter the Injury. (Compare Fig. 242.) the injury had not a skiagraph been taken at a time when thediastasis furnished such a distinct proof. There are more instructive points in this case. The successfulfinal reposition decided whether suturing of the olecranon should 324 THE RONTGEN RAYS be resorted to or not. We have learned, furthermore, that theRontgen control shows distinctly whether the dressing is betterapplied in the extended or in the rectangular position. The latteris the more comf
. Röntgen ray diagnosis and therapy . Fig. 243.—Ideal Union after Fracture of the Olecranon, Three Weeksafter the Injury. (Compare Fig. 242.) the injury had not a skiagraph been taken at a time when thediastasis furnished such a distinct proof. There are more instructive points in this case. The successfulfinal reposition decided whether suturing of the olecranon should 324 THE RONTGEN RAYS be resorted to or not. We have learned, furthermore, that theRontgen control shows distinctly whether the dressing is betterapplied in the extended or in the rectangular position. The latteris the more comfortable, but if it does not permit reduction, whilethe less comfortable position does afford it, the point of comfortshould not receive much attention, at least not for the short space. Pig. 244—Oblique Fracture of Olecranon Wired. of time during which the extended position would be coaptation is perfect, the position can, as a rule, be changedinto the rectangular after two or three weeks. Skiagraph Fig. 244 may serve as a counterpart of this represents an oblique fracture of the olecranon by a fall uponthe elbow. The patient, a girl of twenty-three years, was treated in the TEEATMENT OF DEFOKMED FRACTURE 325 extended position by a most competent physician. Six weeks afterthe injury there was still a moderate amount of -welling in theregion of the olecranon. Palpation revealed the presence of agap and mobility of the lower triangular fragment. Any effortat motion was accompanied with intense pain. The skiagraphshowing but little diastasis, the author advised immobilization inthe overextended position, expecting that a late union would takeplace. But, when ten weeks after the injury, union failed to occur,although the extreme extension seemed to
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