NOTES.
[1]Some pertinent remarks on this subject have been made byMr.C. Heath in a pamphlet ‘On Anatomy in relation to Physic.’
[1]Some pertinent remarks on this subject have been made byMr.C. Heath in a pamphlet ‘On Anatomy in relation to Physic.’
[2]In several adult normal skeletons measured in the Hunterian Museum, the average diameters of the upper opening of the chest were—antero-posterior, about 2¼ inches; transverse, about 4½ inches. In the skeleton of O’Brien, the Irish giant, the antero-posterior diameter measures 4 inches, the transverse 6¼.
[2]In several adult normal skeletons measured in the Hunterian Museum, the average diameters of the upper opening of the chest were—antero-posterior, about 2¼ inches; transverse, about 4½ inches. In the skeleton of O’Brien, the Irish giant, the antero-posterior diameter measures 4 inches, the transverse 6¼.
[3]Special experiments upon this subject were made many years ago by the late Professor Quekett in the work-rooms of the College of Surgeons.
[3]Special experiments upon this subject were made many years ago by the late Professor Quekett in the work-rooms of the College of Surgeons.
[4]See a beautiful illustration of this in Sir C. Bell’s ‘Anatomy of Expression,’p.160.
[4]See a beautiful illustration of this in Sir C. Bell’s ‘Anatomy of Expression,’p.160.
[5]See some good observations on the position of the enlarged spleen, by Sir W. Jenner, ‘Brit. Med. Journ.,’Jan.16, 1869.
[5]See some good observations on the position of the enlarged spleen, by Sir W. Jenner, ‘Brit. Med. Journ.,’Jan.16, 1869.
[6]‘Lectures on Rest and Pain,’ by John Hilton, F.R.S. London, 1863.p.280.
[6]‘Lectures on Rest and Pain,’ by John Hilton, F.R.S. London, 1863.p.280.
[7]Nélaton, ‘Pathologie chirurgicale,’t.iv.p.441. 1848.
[7]Nélaton, ‘Pathologie chirurgicale,’t.iv.p.441. 1848.
[8]Bigelow, ‘Mechanism of Dislocation and Fracture of the Hip.’ Philadelphia, 1869.
[8]Bigelow, ‘Mechanism of Dislocation and Fracture of the Hip.’ Philadelphia, 1869.
[9]See Pruge on ‘Ossa Acromialia’ (‘Zeitschrift für rationelle Medizin’), 3. Reihe, Bd. vii. 1859.
[9]See Pruge on ‘Ossa Acromialia’ (‘Zeitschrift für rationelle Medizin’), 3. Reihe, Bd. vii. 1859.
[10]See on this subject a monograph, ‘Canalis Supra-Condyloideus Humeri.’ By W. Grüber. Petersburg, 1856.
[10]See on this subject a monograph, ‘Canalis Supra-Condyloideus Humeri.’ By W. Grüber. Petersburg, 1856.
[11]‘Ueber Grund und Bedeutung der verschiedenen Formen der Hand.’ Stuttgart, 1846.
[11]‘Ueber Grund und Bedeutung der verschiedenen Formen der Hand.’ Stuttgart, 1846.
[12]For further information on this subject, see a paper byMr.Walsham, in St. Bartholomew’s Hospital Reports,vol.xii.
[12]For further information on this subject, see a paper byMr.Walsham, in St. Bartholomew’s Hospital Reports,vol.xii.
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