The treatment of fractures / Charles Locke Scudder ... Assisted by Frederic J. Cotton, M.D.

  • Charles Locke Scudder
Date:
1901
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    fracture above the condyles. The diagnosis is made upon the following points : The age of the individual ; the history of the accident; the existence of abnormal mobility at a very low level on the humeral shaft; anteroposterior mobility very Olecranon fossa. Interna] portion of epiphysis. Ulna. — -— __ Humeral epiphysis and —. bits from the diaphy- sis. — - Capitellnm. — - Radial epiphysis. — Radius. Fig. 213.—Separation of the lower epiphysis of the humerus, after union. Anteropos- terior view. This figure illustrates the fact that the epiphysis does not include the condyles of the humerus (X-ray tracing). Z3fcf+- United humeral epiphysis. Capitellnm. 1 1 Radial epiphysis. Fig. 214.—Separation of the lower humeral epiphysis, after union. Lateral view. Extension normal. Flexion to a right angle (X-ray tracing) (Massachusetts General Hospital, 1556). marked, lateral mobility being less marked ; muffled crepitus (this term is very suggestive, and is used by Poland). The breadth of the lower end of the humeral fragment is broader than in the case of a fracture (see Figs. 207 to 214 inclusive).