Identifier: rntgenraysinmedi1907wals (find matches)
Title: The Röntgen rays in medical work
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Walsh, David
Subjects: X-rays Radiography X-Rays Radiography
Publisher: New York : William Wood
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
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Mr. F. T. Acldyman from his book on PracticalX-ray Work (see Fig. 146). Mr. Robert Jones t has reported a case of sarcoma of the upperthird of the fibula in a girl of eight. The skiagraph showed thegrowth to be well localised, and it was accordingly treated byexcision. In this case the .»ray picture was accurate enough toindicate the nature and even the steps of the operation. Leprosy. Mr. E. H. Howlett,! surgeon to the Hull Royal Infirmary, hasreported a case of ansesthetic leprosy in a West Indian, aged twenty-one. His skin presented extensive areas of leukoderma. The rightthigh and leg were in a state of elephantiasis, and there wereperforating ulcers on the soles of the feet. The radiograph showedconsiderable destructive changes, chiefly affecting the terminalphalanges (see Figs. 153, 154). * American Journal, June, 1901, p. 666. f Liverpool Medico-Chirurgical Journal, January, 1904, p. 843. % Quarterly Medical Journal, February, 1902. p. 142. MEDICALAND SURGICAL APPLICATION* 287
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Fig. 146—Sarcoma of Radius.From Addymans Practical X-ray Work. 288 THE RONTGEN MA YS IN MEDICAL WORK Rarefying- Osteitis. A beautiful plate of this condition is published by Dr. W. D. Heid-man,* of Ann Arbour, Michigan (January, 1905). Unfortunately,no history of the case was obtainable. Traumatic Myositis Ossificans. Mr. Robert Jones and Dr. David Morgan t have recordedseventeen cases, and, with the help of Dr. Aitken, have collectednotes of 250 other cases. Ordinary myositis ossificans is character-ised by the progressive ossification of various muscles, usually start-ing with the trapezii, latissimi dorsi, and rhomboids. The secondconcerns certain groups of overtaxed muscles, as in riders, fencers,and dancers bones. The traumatic variety is connected withinjuries, especially with dislocations. The pathology of traumaticmyositis ossificans is not yet worked out. The condition is perhapsmost commonly met with in injuries about the elbow-joint. A goodexample is that shown in Fig. 14

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