Atlas and epitome of traumatic fractures and dislocations . rnal. (From the collection of the Institute at Greifswald.) ance of more extensive shattering on the outer table as isusually seen on the inner table under ordinary circum-stances, when the injuring force is applied to the skullcapfrom without. According to Teevan, it appears that theeffect of a force acting from without, such as a spent ball,a small stone, or a stick, is to induce a certain bending ofthe skullcap at the point of impact. This bending process,as long as it is confined within the limits of elasticity, pro-duc
Atlas and epitome of traumatic fractures and dislocations . rnal. (From the collection of the Institute at Greifswald.) ance of more extensive shattering on the outer table as isusually seen on the inner table under ordinary circum-stances, when the injuring force is applied to the skullcapfrom without. According to Teevan, it appears that theeffect of a force acting from without, such as a spent ball,a small stone, or a stick, is to induce a certain bending ofthe skullcap at the point of impact. This bending process,as long as it is confined within the limits of elasticity, pro-duces only a slight flattening of the normal curve of thebone. The particles of bone in the external table are com-pressed, while those in the internal table are distended ;i. e., forced apart. Just as when a stick is broken overthe knee the fracture begins on the convex side,—that is,the side on whicli distention and separation of the particlestake place,—so in the same way the fracture begins andbecomes most extensive on the distended side of the skull. ^N Fiff.^.
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