...Epiphysial Line (Macewcn). III. Division of the Internal Condyle Obliquely (Ogston). IV. Division of the Lower End of the Femur and the Upper End of the Tibia above and below their respective Epiphyses (Barwell). I. Division of the Shaft of the Femur from the...

...immobilization of the limb alter an operation of this nature is of paramount importance. Section of the lower end of the femur and the upper end of the tibiu, so as not to encroach on the CiirtilairinoUB union of the epiphyeet with the- diaphyseg. 236...

...exsection of the knee might leave the patient with a very useful limb. I made an anterior flap, exposing the lower end of the femur and the upper end of the tibia. Then I sawed through the bone, and pushed the lower end of the femur forward; I cut off with exsection...

...and the head of the radius. Thus in the first five years we have the most of the important epiphyses of the long bones ; the lower end of the femur and the upper end of the tibia, as before mentioned, being in evidence at or soon after birth. In the age period eleven to fourteen...

...and the head of the radius. Thus in the first five years we have the most of the important epiphytes of the long bones ; the lower end of the femur and the upper end of the tibia, as before mentioned, being in evidence at or soon after birth. In the age period eleven to fourteen...

...the diaphyses somewhat earlier in women than in men. Separation of the epiphj-sis is most common at the lower end of the femur and the upper end of the tibia. Traumatic separations of the epiphysis are described on pages 575 and 589. The symptoms of epiphyseal...

...extremities. The tumors are found oftenest in the upper end of the humerus, the lower end of the radius, the lower end of the femur, and the upper end of the tibia. The flat bones are also frequently affected. The round sarcoma-cells possess no fibrillating power;...

...growth of the limb, which, it will be remembered, depends so largely upon the epiphysial cartilages of the lower end of the femur and the upper end of the tibia. In children, therefore, formal excision has been largely replaced by arthrectomy, although there can...

...Plate 57. FRACTURES IN AND ABOUT THE KNEE-JOINT. FIG. 1.—Normal course of the epiphyseal lines at the lower end of the femur and the upper end of the tibia and fibula. Separation of these epiphyses is not very rare both on the femur and on the tibia. But...

...disease occurring in adults. In some cases examination of the bones detects crepitation, and fractures at the lower end of the femur and the upper end of the tibia or less commouly elsewhere are not infrequent. According to Barlow, the sternum and the costal cartilages...