The malformations, diseases and injuries of the fingers and toes and their surgical treatment . Case 37.—Excision of the Ccwpo-mdacavpal Jointof the M., aged sixteen, admitted into the Roj-al Infirmaryof Edinburgh, Feb. 18th, 1861, for an injury on the outer BONES OF THE DIGITS. 263 side of the wrist-joint, which had been caused by a strokefrom the sharp edge of an axe. On examination, therewas a wound about an inch in length, across the outeraspect of the carpo-metacarpal joint of the thumb. Thiswound had opened into the articulation, and had partiallydivided the extensor tendons of
The malformations, diseases and injuries of the fingers and toes and their surgical treatment . Case 37.—Excision of the Ccwpo-mdacavpal Jointof the M., aged sixteen, admitted into the Roj-al Infirmaryof Edinburgh, Feb. 18th, 1861, for an injury on the outer BONES OF THE DIGITS. 263 side of the wrist-joint, which had been caused by a strokefrom the sharp edge of an axe. On examination, therewas a wound about an inch in length, across the outeraspect of the carpo-metacarpal joint of the thumb. Thiswound had opened into the articulation, and had partiallydivided the extensor tendons of the thumb ; the end of themetacarpal bone was projecting through the attempts were made to reduce the protruding bone,but it always slipped out of its place again when the ex-tending force was withdrawn. I therefore sawed off thehead of the metacarpal bone, and brought the edges of thewound together. The wound healed rapidly, and thepatient was dismissed cured on the 1st of March. Thethumb retained all its movements, with only very slightstiffness. I have performed excisions
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