The Röntgen rays in medical work (1899) (14776814443)

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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. 70.—Pelvis, showing Rickety Distortion of Neck of Thigh-bones MEDICAL AND SURGICAL APPLICATIONS 151 upon the metacarpal has always been a matter of surgical interest,chiefly because of the difficulty often experienced in replacingthe bones. It is interesting to note that the rays have confirmed

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Fig. 71.—Backward Dislocation (old) of Metacarpophalangeal Jointof Thumb. Position of sesamoids behind and below head of metacarpalwell shown. Lynn Thomas. the anatomical theory advanced many years ago by the late SirGeorge Humphrey, that the hindrance was due to the sesamoidbones being carried back with ths phalanx, and held there 152 THE RONTGEN RAYS IN MEDICAL WORK between the separated articular surfaces by the flexor brevispollicis. In old-standing dislocations the new photography is likely tobe of service. For instance, it will enable the surgeon to ascertainthe precise condition of affairs at the seat of injury, so that hissubsequent treatment shall be founded upon exact data. Thus,if the rays showed a fresh articulation to have been formed in anold-standing dislocation of the shoulder, the surgeon would notmake any attempt at reduction, except under most exceptionalcircumstances. Congenital dislocation of the hip can be well shown inchildren. The accompanying illustration (F

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