Original Deductions

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Excerpt from Original Deductions: Based on a Study of One Hundred Cases of Fractures of the Upper Extremities, Excluding the HandRead before the New York Academy of Medicine, December 3, 1885.Hence it becomes us as surgeons to employ our art in assisting nature's physiological laws of repair by placing the fragments in such a position as will most likely result in a complete union without de formity, and that such a position shall allow as much ease and comfort to the sufferer as possible. This has been my constant desire and aim, both in dispensary and private practice. The above table shows that nearly half of these fractures occurred to children under twelve years of age. Of these, twenty-five were fractures of the clavicle eight Were fractures of the condyles of the humerus, and but one a fracture of the lower end of the radius. In the cases over twelve years of age we have an altogether different state of affairs. But twelve were fractures of the clavicle, three fractures of the condyles of the humerus, and twenty-four fractures of the lower end of the radius. It seems to me important to give a minute description of the kind of fracture as well as of the location, otherwise, in recommending any particular Splint or plan of treatment, we may easily mislead the more inexperi enced of our profession and thus have a valuable aid in the treatment of those injuries deemed unworthy of a second trial and therefore it is that I ask your indulgence while I refer to some of the peculiar characteristics of the more important fractures.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.