Catalogue of the Hunterian collection in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons in London.

  • Royal College of Surgeons in London. Museum.
Date:
1830-1831
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Credit: Catalogue of the Hunterian collection in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons in London. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    severely fractured in several parts, and partially united by granulations of bone, with some distortion. 36. A femur, fractured near its upper extremity, which has been united better than is commonly the case in fractures of this part. [That considerable injury had been sustained by the parts within the capsular ligament, is evident from the state of the head of the bone, which is somewhat de- pressed. Ossific matter has been deposited on the superior part of the neck, which coming in contact with the brim of the acetabulum, in some measure compensated for the depressed state of the head of the bone.] 37. A femur, in which there have been two fractures; one at its upper extremity, where the head, neck, and both trochanters have been detached, and driven downwards behind the body or shaft of the bone, and are firmly united to the part occupied by the linea aspera. The other fracture has taken place near the middle of the femur, in which there is a remark- able singularity: viz. a large splinter has been detached from all the sur- rounding parts, and turned so far round as to throw its external surface towards the medullary canal, and cause its internal reticular surface to present towards the muscles. All the parts are firmly united. 38. A femur, in which a great part of the shaft of the bone has been broken into huge splinters ; all of which are very firmly united together, but with considerable distortion. [The lower portions are situate behind the upper.] 39. A femur which has been fractured near its middle. The broken extremities overlap each other, but are very firmly united, though with much defor- mity. [The lower portion is also situated behind the upper, as in the preceding specimen.] 40. A femur, the shaft of which is small and dense, and has a greater curve than is usual. [It has been fractured, and united with the lower part drawn tip in front of the upper portion of the bone.] 41. A femur, which had been fractured near its middle, and the extremities had ridden considerably over each other. The axes of the two portions not being in the same line, one end of the bone is, of course, not so smoothly united as the other. [In this specimen the lower portion is situate behind the upper.]