The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine (1906) (14571398000)

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Title: The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine

Year: 1906 (1900s)

Authors: American Radium Society American Roentgen Ray Society

Subjects: Radiotherapy X-rays

Publisher: Springfield, Ill. C.C. Thomas

Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto

Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ion. — Examinationshowed three well-formed lumbar verte-brae in lumbar region, the fourth rudi-mentary (as shown by the rudimentarytransverse processes) and the body of thefifth dislocated forward in front of thesacrum, with its upper surface and spinalforamen facing forward and upward. Thefirst, second and third vertebrae appearto be small bones for a man of his stature,but are fully developed, as compared withthe rudimentary fourth. This undevelop-ment would seem to fix the date of originas stated (Fig. 16). Case IV. Service of Dr. CharltonWallace, care of Dr. W. L. Sneed. J. J., Male, Age 45 (Fig. 17).—This casewell illustrates the misleading sensations atthe time of injury and the insidious develop- ment of disability and nerve pressure symp-toms in a few months or even years. Thisfreedom from pain and lack of symptomscannot be overemphasized, for in medico-legal cases the absence of symptoms at thetime of the injury which would tend toprove the diagnosis prevents the recovery

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Fig. 17. Case IV, J. J. M., Age 45. Shows complete spondylolisthesis of recent origin.Characteristics of lumbosacral dislocation are unusu-ally well shown, posture, lordosis, short-waisted effect,wrinkles in the flanks; sacrum is prominent withdepression just above. There is noticeable atrophy ofthe right thigh muscles and calf of the leg. Spondylolisthesis or Lumbosacral Dislocation 25 of damages in proportion to the actual in-juries received. As the patients description is one ofunusual intelligence and shows accurateobservation, I give his own words. Histestimom from a medico-legal standpointis peculiarly interesting since his truthful-ness and accuracy almost proved his un-doing in his trial for damages before a jurywho were confused by the absence ofsymptoms at the time of injury and couldnot seem to realize that the) developedlater. I am 45 years old and a railway mailclerk. Three months ago in a collisionwhere a motor hit my car a terrific blow Ihappened to be bending over with

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1906

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