Manual of diseases and deformities of the spine / by R.L. Swan.

  • Swan, Robert Lafayette, 1843-1916.
Date:
1894
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Credit: Manual of diseases and deformities of the spine / by R.L. Swan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    L M7 ] CHAPTER XV INJURIES OF THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN. Fatal Injuries in Cervical Region—Dislocation of the Neck in Children—Bilateral Dislocation of Cervical Vertebra with Recovery—Unilateral Dislocation of a Cervical Vertebra—Injuries of Dorsal Vertebrre—Illustrative Cases—Injuries of Lumbar Vertebra—Diagnosis—Injuries of Lumbar Vertebrae without Implication oi the Cord. Injuries of the vertebral column other than sprains necessarily vary much in their nature and extent. We may see a lacerated wound laying bare the spinous process, or in more extensive inj'ury, a frac- ture of one or several vertebrae, involving the mem- branes or the cord itself Injury of the cord may occur without fracture or any evidence of external injury. Fracture of the second cervical vertebrae, with dislocation, is a very common cause of death from falls on the vertex. Diving into shallow water, which is discoloured and apparently deep, is a com- mon cause of dislocation of the cervical vertebrae. If the bones or ligaments be diseased very slight violence may cause displacement. Taylor mentioned a case in which displacement of odontoid process and fatal injury was caused by simply throwing the head forcibly back. Harvey mentions three cases of frac- ture of cervical vertebrae and death from wrestline. In two, the third, and in one, the fifth was fractured