Joseph, Alfred · New York : First Institute of Podiatry · leaf 414
es may bepulpified. The tarsal bones are subject to this type offractures as the result of falls from heights, upon the solesof the feet. (See accompanying picture of fracture of theOS calcis.) A simple fracture is one in which a wound of the skinis absent, or if present, there is no connection… … FRACTURE OF THE OS CALCIS 402 PODIATRY A compound fracture is one in which the fragments ofbone pierce the soft tissues an^ protrude beyond the skin. It is essential in examining a patient who has sufferedfrom a recent fracture^-tot)btain a history of the case aswell as a descriptio5^|of4lie…
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