nts. In some cases where there is lateral displacement, union in a badposition may lead to much deformity and loss of function. Reductionis always easy if the exact nature of the injury be known; it istherefore desirable in such cases to examine the fracture by meansof the Rontgen rays. A good… … Fig. 97.—Deformity after Cog-wheel Accident. MEDICAL AND SURGICAL APPLICATIONS 209 New York. He describes a case in which a man sustained fractureof the fourth metacarpal in striking a blow with his fist.* Dr. Beck treats these fractures by a simple splint made of tworubber drainage-tubes lightly…
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