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 760
Fig. 796.—Spontaneous fracture following osteosarcoma. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS 731 not accompanied by appreciable tearing of the periosteum or dis-placement of the fragments. It occurs in children and is the resultof bending force applied to the bone. AVhen this type of violence … Fig. 797.—Osteocarcinoma with spontaneous fracture. Much destruction of bone. is applied to a young bone (young bones are tough rather thanbrittle) the convex side of the shaft is under tension strain whilethe concave side is under compression strain. Fracture may 732 FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS
Fractures · Dislocations · X-rays
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