Subcutaneous nailing, exploratory incision, and the extended elbow in condyloid fractures of the humerus / by John B. Roberts.

  • Roberts, John B. (John Bingham), 1852-1924.
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[1898]
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Credit: Subcutaneous nailing, exploratory incision, and the extended elbow in condyloid fractures of the humerus / by John B. Roberts. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [Reprinted from Tiif. Piiir.ADKLPiitA MEniCAf, Jot'iiNAi,, September 24,1898.] SUBCUTANEOUS NAILING, EXPLORATORY INCISION, AND THE EXTENDED ELBOW IN CONDYLOID FRACTURES OP THE HUMERUS.' By JOHN B. ROBERTS, A.M., M.D., of Philadelphia. Professor of Surgery In the Philadelphia Polyclinic and in the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania. (A contribution from the surgical laboratory of the Philadelphia Polyclinic and College for Graduates in Medicine.) In accepting the invitation to take part in the discus- sion on Injuries of the Elbow, it is my desire to present in a succinct manner such personal opinions as will lead to a similar expression of views from other surgeons. That which I shall contribute to the debate, will advo- cate no very striking novelty in procedure and will record no conspicuous discovery in surgical pathology. It will simply show the conclusions in regard to certain problems in practical surgery at which I have arrived, after thoughtful consideration of personal experience, combined with a limited amount of experimental work and more or less familiarity with surgical literature. These conclusions are, for the sake of brevity and clearness, formulated as definite propositions : 1. Ankylosis of the elbow-joint after condyloid fractures is usually due to imperfect reduction of fragments or incom- plete restitution of structural relations. The interference with mobility results largely from distinct alterations in shape of the articulating surfaces, due to the incorrect coaptation, though overgrowth of I Bead by invitation at the meeting of the British Medical Asseclatlon in Edinburgh, July 27, 1898.