His
skull was fractured at the parietal eminence and the pericranium
stripped off, leaving a bloody tumor near the base of the
fracture about two inches in diameter. The right humerus was
fractured at the external condyle; there was a fracture of the
coronoid process of the ulna, and a backward dislocation at the
elbow. The annular ligament was ruptured, and the radius was
separated from the ulna. On the left side there was a fracture of
the anatomic neck of the humerus, and a dislocation downward. The
boy was trephined, and the comminuted fragments removed; in about
six weeks recovery was nearly complete. Gibson reports the
history of a girl of eight who was caught by her clothing in a
perpendicular shaft in motion, and carried around at a rate of
150 or 200 times a minute until the machinery could be stopped.
Although she was found in a state of shock, she was anesthetized,
in order that immediate attention could be given to her injuries,
which were found to be as follows:--
(1) An oblique fracture of the middle third of the right femur.
(2) A transverse fracture of the middle third of the left femur.
(3) A slightly comminuted transverse fracture of the middle third
of the left tibia and fibula.
Pages:
1397
1398
1399
1400
1401
1402
1403
1404
1405
1406
1407
1408
1409
1410
1411
1412
1413
1414
1415
1416
1417
1418
1419
1420
1421