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Actions	Simple fracture of the femur in the process of reunion Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberGC.2068 TitleSimple fracture of the femur in the process of reunion DescriptionSimple fracture of the femur in the process of reunion The fracture appears to be about 10 days old, at the stage when the soft cartilaginous callus, which bridges to the area of broken bone during the healing process, is beginning to ossify and form new bone The preparation is the medial half of a sagittal section of the distal portion of an adult right femur The fracture has passed obliquely distally and posteriorly about the junction of the middle with the distal third of the diaphysis. The distal fragment has been displaced anteriorly and the fragments override to the extent of 75 mm). Between the fragments lies provisional callus in an early stage of calcification and which superficially forms an irregular lumpy mass along the line of the fracture. The white discoloration of the bone marrow is due to the method of preparation. Production date 1840 - 1840 Production periodNineteeth Century Object nameBONE, femur Object categoryAnatomical, specimen Dimensions Jar Height: 21.5 cm Width: 9 cm Depth: 7 cm

Object numberGC.2068

TitleSimple fracture of the femur in the process of reunion

DescriptionSimple fracture of the femur in the process of reunion The fracture appears to be about 10 days old, at the stage when the soft cartilaginous callus, which bridges to the area of broken bone during the healing process, is beginning to ossify and form new bone The preparation is the medial half of a sagittal section of the distal portion of an adult right femur The fracture has passed obliquely distally and posteriorly about the junction of the middle with the distal third of the diaphysis. The distal fragment has been displaced anteriorly and the fragments override to the extent of 75 mm). Between the fragments lies provisional callus in an early stage of calcification and which superficially forms an irregular lumpy mass along the line of the fracture. The white discoloration of the bone marrow is due to the method of preparation.

Production date 1840 - 1840

Production periodNineteeth Century

Object nameBONE, femur

Object categoryAnatomical, specimen

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