PART V. FRACTURES.
Definition, Varieties of fractzres of long bones. Fractures of flat bones. General symptoms of fracture. Classification of special fractures. I. Fracturcs of the skull. Classification of varieties. Differential diagnoses of complete fracture of the skull and tract of outer table only, Fracture of outer and inner tables only, Fracture of inner table only, and apoplexy with complicating injury, Fracture of the base of
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the skull and cerebral concussion, Cerebral compression and cerebral concussion Il. Fractures of the upper jaw. 1 Fractures of the lower jaw. Differential diag- nosis from dislocation of lower jaw. IV. Fractures at the shoulder joint. Classifi- cation. Fractures of the scapula. Differential diagnoses between fracture of body and the spine of the scapula, Fracture of the neck of the scapula and fracture of the neck of the humerus, Fracture of the neck of the scapula and dislocation of the humerus. Fractures of the clavicle. Varieties of, and their location. Differential diagnosis between fracture of clavicle inside of coracoid process and fracture out- side of the coracoid process. Fractures of the humerus near the shoulder joint. Varieties of, and their location, Differential diagnoses between simple intra-capsular fracture and simple extra-capsular fracture, Impacted intra-capsular and impacted extra-capsular fractures, Fracture of the neck of the humerus and ‘sub glenoid ” dislocation, Fracture of the neck of the humerus and fracture of the neck of the scapula, Separation of the great tubercle of the humerus and *‘sub-spinous" dislo- cation. V. Fractures at the elbow joint. Varieties of, and their location, Differential diagnoses between fracture of the condylesof humerus, fracture of coronoid and ole- eranon process, Fracture of the olecranon process and rupture of the triceps tendon, Fracture of the upper ends of radius and ulna, Transverse fracture of humerus and dislocation at elbow joint. VI. Fractures near the torist joint. Varieties of, and their location. Differential diagnoses between Colles’ fracture and dislocation of the wrist, Fracture of both bones near wrist and dislocation of carpus, Separation of the epiphyses and dislocation of the carpus, Colles’ fracture and transverse frac- ture of both bones near the wrist joint. VII. Fractures near the hip joint. Vi ties of, and their location. Differential diagnoses between simple intra. cepaular fracture and simple extra-capsular fracture, Impacted intra-capsular and impacted extra-capsular fracture, Intra-capsular fracture of the femur and chronic rheu- matic arthritis with contusion, Fracture of femur with inversion of the foot and “sciatic notch” dislocation of the femur, Fracture of the neck of the femur, and the ‘‘pubic” dislocation of the femur. VIII. Fractures at the knee. Varieties of, and their location. Fractures of the patella. IX. Fractures at thesankle Transverse fracture of both bones of the leg. Pott’s fracture. Fractures of the malleoli. Compound fractures of ankle joint. X. Fractures of the trunk. Frac- turesof the sternum. Fractures of the vertebre. Fractures of the ribs, Differen- tial diagnoses between fracture of the ribs and the dry stage of pleurisy associated with contusion, Fracture of the ribs and pneumothorax of a traumatic origin, Frac- ture of the ribs and emphysema of tissues, Fractures in gencral in the vicinity of joints and dislocation of bone. ses