Observations on the nature and treatment of fractures of the upper third of the thigh-bone, and of fractures of long standing.

  • Amesbury, Joseph, 1795-1864.
Date:
1829
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Credit: Observations on the nature and treatment of fractures of the upper third of the thigh-bone, and of fractures of long standing. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Soojert^divi- ^it Astley Cooper has divided fractures of the ttres1?the '^^^^ ^f the thigh-boiie into two kinds, each Sh-bone. dependent upon the situation of the fracture; those fractures which are altogether within the capsular ligament forming one kind, and those which are external to it the other. ■Jiewf on^the^ I agree with Sir Astley in the propriety of division of frac- this division, as far as it goes ; but I think it is tures of the . , ° _ ^ neck of the of practical importance to consider fractures of thigh-bone. . „ . . , . . the cervix femoris which occur within, and those which occur external to the synovial capsule, in the same manner as fractures in the middle or any other part of the bone, as far as respects the particular state and direction of the fracture. Hence it will appear, that according to the view which I take of fractures generally, each of the kinds mentioned by Sir Astley Cooper advanta- geously admits of a subdivision. Those fractures which occur entirely within the synovial cap- sule might be divided into fractures without any considerable laceration of the close coverings of the neck of the bone, and into fractures accom- panied with an extensive laceration, or complete division of these coverings. Fractures external to the capsule might also be divided into two kinds, one of which is accompanied with little or no laceration of the investing soft parts, and the