108 Injuries of Bone. 



3. 179. Ununited Intra-capsular Fracture of the Neck. — 



Upper end of the left femur of an adult — muscles dissected off 

 and in spirit, showing the above. 



The upper fragment is irregular and unchanged. Some 

 absorption has occurred at the broken margin of the lower 

 fragment, and the capsular ligament is greatly thickened. 



F. P. C. 86. 



3. 180. Ununited Intra-capsular Fracture of the Neck. — 



Anterior section of the upper end of the right femur of a 

 woman, muscles dissected off — in spirit, showing the above. 



The patient lived for two months after the injury. 



The capsule is greatly thickened. The neck of the bone is 

 absorbed, and the broken surfaces, which are covered by a soft 

 material, fit into one another, the lower being slightly convex 

 and the upper concave. A few ligamentous bands unite the 

 broken margins in front. 



Figured in Bell's "Observations on Injuries of Spine and Thigh 

 Bone," plate vii. fig. 3. 



B. C. I. 1. M. U. 



3. 181. Ununited Intra-capsular Fracture of the Neck. 



— Upper end of a right femur, the muscles partly cleaned off — ■ 

 in spirit, showing the above. 



The capsule is thickened ; the bone has been absorbed on 

 the adjacent surfaces of both fragments, and ligamentous bands 

 connect the margins of the fractured surfaces. G. C. 174. 



Presented by William Newbiggixg, Esq. 



3. 182. Ununited Intra-capsular Fracture of the Neck.— 



Anterior half of the upper end of the left femur of an adult, 

 muscles and ligaments cleaned off — in turpentine, showing the 

 above. 



There has been absorption of the neck, and the broken 



