A case of sub-coracoid dislocation of the humerus : with the formation of an indentation on the posterior surface of the head, the joint being unopened : with remarks on the mode of production of fracture of the anatomical neck, with dislocation / by Frederic S. Eve.

  • Eve, Frederick Samuel, Sir, 1853-1916.
Date:
1880
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Credit: A case of sub-coracoid dislocation of the humerus : with the formation of an indentation on the posterior surface of the head, the joint being unopened : with remarks on the mode of production of fracture of the anatomical neck, with dislocation / by Frederic S. Eve. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    the injury (presumably by direct violence), I conclude that the groove was produced by the forcible impact of the humerus against the anterior margin of the glenoid cavity. Sub-coracoid dislocation of humerus reduced during life. The capsule was not lacerated, but was stripped up with the perios- teum from the anterior margin of the glenoid cavity. A deep indentation is seen on the posterior surface of the head, produced by forcible impaction on the margin of the glenoid cavity. Speci- men preserved in St. Bartholomew's Hospital Museum, No. 1019. The formation of the groove partially accounts for the slight damage to the capsule, as the head of the bone, having lodged on the margin of the glenoid cavity, was thus pre- vented from passing further inwards on the surface of the scapula. The groove was situated at the extreme margin of the articular surface, showing that the head was entirely