The treatment of fractures . i y \ mm 4. m Fig. 83.—Lesion of spine between sixthand seventh cervical vertebrae. Position incase of complete transverse destruction ofthe cord just below nuclei for subscapularis ;areas of anesthesia shown (after Thor-burn). Fig. 84.—Atlas, axis, and third cervicalvertebra from the front. Case: man, thirty-eight years of age ; fell from a cart. Frac-ture of odontoid process. Slight hemor-rhage into the medulla. Death after forty-eight hours (Cabot). figure 82. The characteristic attitude in lesions between thesixth and seventh cervical vertebrae is also shown in
The treatment of fractures . i y \ mm 4. m Fig. 83.—Lesion of spine between sixthand seventh cervical vertebrae. Position incase of complete transverse destruction ofthe cord just below nuclei for subscapularis ;areas of anesthesia shown (after Thor-burn). Fig. 84.—Atlas, axis, and third cervicalvertebra from the front. Case: man, thirty-eight years of age ; fell from a cart. Frac-ture of odontoid process. Slight hemor-rhage into the medulla. Death after forty-eight hours (Cabot). figure 82. The characteristic attitude in lesions between thesixth and seventh cervical vertebrae is also shown in figure 82. Injuries to the Midcervical Region.—A lesion of the fourthor fifth cervical vertebra will involve the phrenic nerve. Thediaphragm will be paralyzed. Death will occur within a fewhours. Injuries to the First Two Cervical Vertebras (sec Figs. 84,85).—If the displacement is slight, life may be spared untilsudden displacement occurs or a secondary myelitis causesdeath. Cases of recover}- are recorded. Death usually occur
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