SUBPERIOSTEAL EXCISION OF 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

Excision of tumours of humerus and femur, with restoration by internal prostheses.

A personal experience is recounted of operations in cases of tumour involving the humerus or femur with restoration by endoprostheses. Twenty-four patients were treated in this way from 1950 to 1969 inclusive and have been followed up for between four and twenty-four years. The patients selected for treatment have presented chondrosarcoma (ten), so-called benign giant-cell tumour of bone, usual...