The Röntgen rays in medical work (1899) (14570295528)

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Title: The Röntgen rays in medical work

Year: 1899 (1890s)

Authors: Walsh, David

Subjects: X-rays Radiography X-Rays Radiography

Publisher: London : Baillière, Tindall and Cox

Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine

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Fig. 64.—Fracture of Lower End of Fibula, with Dislocation of Ankle-joint. Mackenzie Davidson, M.B. MEDICAL AND SURGICAL APPLICATIONS 145 Fractures about the Head Fractured skull may be readily shown by the arrays whensituated upon the face or the cranium—that is to say, anywhereexcept at the base of the skull. In the lower jaw fractures canbe readily demonstrated by using the method described for taking

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Fig. 65.—Backward Dislocation and Fracture of Body of Astragalus. Lynn Thomas. teeth (p. 69). In all doubtful or obscure cases the surgeon willdo well to appeal to this method. Fractures of the vertebrae, from the nature of the case,usually present little difficulty in the way of diagnosis. Thereare, however, instances on record of unsuspected partial fractures 146 THE RONTGEN RA YS IN MEDICAL WORK of the vertebrae which have been converted into complete onesby some movement, voluntary or involuntary, on the part of thepatient. Thus, a patient has been known suddenly to break offthe odontoid process of the axis by nodding his head. Another,again, suffering from obscure cervical injury, has been suspectedof malingering, and roughly shaken up, with fatal results. Indoubtful injuries of the neck and spine, therefore, it would beadvisable, wherever possible, to obtain an x ray record. In theneck this is comparatively easy, and no doubt in the process oftime equally good results will be

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