Excerpt from Annals of Surgery, Vol. 65: A Monthly Review of Surgical Science and Practice; January-June, 1917 Naturally I have read with interest the chapters devoted to this injury which have been found in the various treatises on fractures that have appeared during the last quarter Of a Century; the sound and careful studies of John B. Roberts and the brilliant and convincing work Of Scudder deserve especial mention among these, but I have not felt that even by these men the last word has yet been said on the subject in question. I am not vain enough to think that I am myself to say this last word, but I am persuaded that there is still some room for further clarifying and systematizing knowledge and teaching in this field, and as an effort in this direction I Offer this contribution. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.