. A text-book of radiology . Fig. 55. Fracture just above surgical neck of the humerus. It gave rise to no severe symptoms and advice was not sought until one month afterwards. The head is trying 10 attach itself to the side of the shaft. The plate is laid over the middle of the shaft—the tubedirectly behind. The sternal end of this bone isexceedingly difficult to show well. Shoulder Joint.—This may be taken from beforeor behind. Fixation is extremely important, on accountof the movement caused by respiration. Whichever sidethe tube is arranged the normal ray should traverse thecentre of the h
. A text-book of radiology . Fig. 55. Fracture just above surgical neck of the humerus. It gave rise to no severe symptoms and advice was not sought until one month afterwards. The head is trying 10 attach itself to the side of the shaft. The plate is laid over the middle of the shaft—the tubedirectly behind. The sternal end of this bone isexceedingly difficult to show well. Shoulder Joint.—This may be taken from beforeor behind. Fixation is extremely important, on accountof the movement caused by respiration. Whichever sidethe tube is arranged the normal ray should traverse thecentre of the head of the humerus. SHOULDER. 143 If the tube is in front, the opposite shoulder should bepropped up by a cushion, so as to bring the affected oneas close as possible to the Fig. 56. Colles Fracture. Fracture of Scaphoid. It is frequently very difficult to get a good radiographof this joint: apart from the slight movement, the bonescomposing it are mostly spongy and lacking in thatdensity which gives such character to a radiograph of anankle, for instance. Scapula. — A soft tube and a short exposure arenecessary for success here. The normal ray will bedirected inwards between the humerus and the thoracic 144 TEXT-BOOK OF RADIOLOGY. wall. The result is a considerable foreshortening of theshadow, but this view is a good one to show fractures ofthe body of the bone.
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