Notice of M.E. Groux's case of congenital fissure of the sternum, with observations of the position and actions of the heart / by Prof. Allen Thomson, M.D.

  • Allen Thomson
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[1858]
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Credit: Notice of M.E. Groux's case of congenital fissure of the sternum, with observations of the position and actions of the heart / by Prof. Allen Thomson, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    means of pushing together the bony margins of the fissure. It seems probable that the scapula, by pressing on the ribs, may also assist in this closing action. The shoulder, therefore, and the humerus at its upper part, are the fixed points in the two cases—in the effort to open the fissure, tending outwards, so as to enable the pectoral muscle to draw the half sternums outwards ; in the effort to close the fissure, tending inwards, so as to press inwards the clavicle, and with it the sternal edges of the fissure. Printed by WillUm Mncken/.le, 45 & 47 HmvnnI Street, Cilu»s»\v.
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