Fractures and dislocations, diagnosis and treatment (1915)
Preston, Miller Edwin, 1879- [from old catalog], Stover, H. G. [from old catalog] · St. Louis, C. V. Mosby company · leaf 329
e both phalanx and metacarpal in its process ofossification. The positions of the epiphyseal cartilages are of im-portance in interpreting Rontgenograms of this region. The shaftof a metacarpal is composed of a tube of compact tissue, while theextremities are cancellated and enclosed in a thin… … Fig. 423.—Gun-shot fracture of the third metacarpal. This plate shows the epiphy-sis of the hand at thirteen years of age. Note the single epiphyses of the phalangessituated at the proximal ends of the bones. The epiphyses of the metacarpals aresituated at the distal ends of the bones with the…
Fractures · Dislocations · X-rays
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