A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . Fracture of the posterior angle of scapula, with collection, specimen C. No. 1S7. 204 FRACTURES OF THE Malgaigne thinks that he has seen one case of incomplete fracture,which occurred in a man who was injured by the fall of a heavy blockof stone, upon his back; but as the patient recovered, his diagnosismust remain doubtful. I know of no other recorded examples. Complete fractures occur most often below the spine, and they aregenerally oblique or transverse, sometimes nearly longitudinal. Fractures involving the spi
A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . Fracture of the posterior angle of scapula, with collection, specimen C. No. 1S7. 204 FRACTURES OF THE Malgaigne thinks that he has seen one case of incomplete fracture,which occurred in a man who was injured by the fall of a heavy blockof stone, upon his back; but as the patient recovered, his diagnosismust remain doubtful. I know of no other recorded examples. Complete fractures occur most often below the spine, and they aregenerally oblique or transverse, sometimes nearly longitudinal. Fractures involving the spine are noticed occasionally, but I amnot aware that any one has ever seen a specimen of a fracture of the spine alone, although many surgeons havespoken of them. I have mentioned one example of a frac-ture of the posterior angle as being in thecabinet of Dr. Mutter, of seems to doubt its existence,but speaks of it as a fracture which sur-geons have imagined. Occasionally the bone is broken intomore than two fragments. As a result of the fracture there is usuallymore or less displacement; generally, ifthe fracture is below the spine and trans-verse, and
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