EXCISION OF THE HUMERUS.

Gunshot Fracture of Head of Humerus: Excision

Qalandar, a powerfully built man, aged about forty, presented himself at the Murdan Dispensary on 27th July 1883, gave the following account of himself:?Ten days previously he had, according to his usual custom, placed a loaded gun on his bed, alongside him, with the stock at his feet and the muzzle near his arm-pit; in the morning, before rising, he grasped the barrel near the muzzle with the ...

Simple cysts of the humerus treated by radical excision.

A simple bone cyst in the upper end of the humerus presents a common surgical problem. lt is usually diagnosed in childhood or adolescence because of a pathological fracture. Rarely the cyst heals after fracture; usually it persists and needs surgical treatment if the risk of recurrent fractures is to be avoided. Curettage of the cyst and packing of the cavity with bone chips is the usual treat...

Excision and Reimplantation of the Proximal Humerus After Fracture-Dislocation.

Fractures of the proximal humerus are common and the treatment for both displaced and comminuted variants remains controversial. Treatment options initially consisted of closed reduction, traction, casting, and abduction splints. In the early 1930s, operative treatment for displaced fractures gained popularity, which continued in the 1940s and 1950s. Humeral head replacement for severely displa...

Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Humerus

A Case of Compound Comminuted Fracture of the Left Humerus: Excision: Recovery

There was a medium-sized laceratad wound in front of the left, shoulder, through which the sharp-pointed broken end of the bone protruded for nearly two inches. The seat of the fracture was at the surgical neck, and the direction was oblique from above downwards and inwards. The upper end of the lower fragment was split across for nearly two inches, broken into two other smaller bits, and the p...