A system of surgery . scapularis is now abovethe head of the bone, the triceps is behind it, and the teres major below. The structures just named may be lacerated or stretched. Theshort muscles attached to the tuberosity may be torn, or even thatprocess wrenched off. The vessels and nerves are invariably pressedupon, and the circumflex nerve is very likely to be seriously damaged. Special symptoms.—The arm is really lengthened, and the elbowis markedly thrown away from the side, to which it cannot be approxi-mated without much difficulty. The hollow beneath the acromionis very marked, and the
A system of surgery . scapularis is now abovethe head of the bone, the triceps is behind it, and the teres major below. The structures just named may be lacerated or stretched. Theshort muscles attached to the tuberosity may be torn, or even thatprocess wrenched off. The vessels and nerves are invariably pressedupon, and the circumflex nerve is very likely to be seriously damaged. Special symptoms.—The arm is really lengthened, and the elbowis markedly thrown away from the side, to which it cannot be approxi-mated without much difficulty. The hollow beneath the acromionis very marked, and the head of the bone is felt with ease in theaxilla. The fingers can be passed beneath the coracoid, above thehead of the bone. The anterior axillary fold is so markedly loweredas to furnish the most characteristic inspection symptom. Luxatio erecta,—This is a most rare variety of subglenoiddislocation. The arm is abducted and raised, the axis of thehumerus being directed upwards and outwards. This accident seemsf f *. Fig. 3S1. -Subglenoid Dislocation of tlieHumerus. 970 DISLOCATIONS.
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