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Title: American X-ray journal
Year: 1899 (1890s)
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Subjects: X-Rays Radiography
Publisher: St. Louis : American X-Ray Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Historical Medical Library
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he entire shaft. The ulnarclearly shows vicious union, the cancellous tissue terminating openly at the end of each frag-ment, and a large provisional callus is thrown out and retained about the fracture. A fluoroscopicstudy of this injury at the time and immediately after the dressing would have occasioned abetter result. The right arm and wrist are healthy; the two forearms are placed in contrast. THE AMERICA X X-RAV JOIRXAL. THE LOCATION, BY TRIANGULA-TION, OF FOREIGN BODIESIN THE HAND. By N. Stone Scott, A.M., M. D., Cleveland, Ohio;Professor of Genito-Urinary Disease, College of Physi-cians and Surgeons; Consulting Surgeon lo the CityHospital; Consulting Surgeon to St. Johns Hospital;Visiting Surgeon to the Cleveland General Hospital; incollaboration with Harold W. Brown, Electrician.One of the earliest practical uses towhich the x-rays were put was in the loca-tion of foreign bodies, and in this it marksa distinct advance in surgery for the year1896. Any one who lias hunted for a
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needle which he supposed was in the palmof the hand, hut which he could not feel,will be only too glad to be able to call tohis assistance the use of the x-rays. In locating a foreign body it is notenough to get a general idea of its posi-tion, but we desire its exact location, thatwe may decide on the best way to proceedto its removal. This is easily done in thearm or other nearly circular portion of thebody by taking two observations—one frombefore backwards and one from side toside. With the hand the observation frombefore backward is easily and accurately made, but the one laterally is not so satis-factorily taken, owing to the great differ-ence in the thickness of the part in thesetwo directions. For surgical purposes the position of theforeign body relative to the bones is thepoint of importance—whether the foreignbody be imbedded in bone or in the softparts. If it is nearer the dorsal side of thebone, the incision w ill be made from thedorsal surface: but if nearer the palm

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