Epiphyses Of Long Bones Research Articles

CARTILAGINOUS EXOSTOSIS OF THE SCAPULA

Osseous growths capped by a layer of hyaline cartilage frequently occur about the epiphyses of long bones but also occasionally in flat bones. They are usually multiple and are believed to originate from misplaced islets of epiphyseal cartilage and thus appear during skeletal development and cease growing when the latter is completed. A solitary cartilaginous exostosis of the scapula with no growths elsewhere is rare. A review of the available literature yielded records of less than twenty instances. In this article two cases recently observed in the New Haven Hospital are reported. REPORT OF CASES Case 1. —A Negro boy aged 7 years was admitted to the New Haven Hospital on March 13, 1928, with the complaint of prominence of the left scapular region. According to the mother this was first noted when the child was 4 years old. Since then the deformity has increased slightly and caused some pain

Scientific Serials

THE Journal of Anatomy and Physiology, vol. xvii. part 4, July, 1883, contains: On the action of saline cathartics, by Dr. Matthew Hay.—On the anatomy and physiology of the urinary bladder and of the sphincters of the rectum, by F. Le Gros Clark, F.R.S.—On ten cases of congenital contraction of the stomach, with remark?, by W. Roger Williams (plate 17).—A new rule of epiphyses of long bones, and on the ossification of the temporal bone, by J. B. Sutton (plate 18).—On three cases of cerebellar disease, by Dr. Thomas Oliver.—A contribution to the anatomy of the Indian elephant, by Dr. R. J. Anderson.—On a case of serni-pgnatha or synotia in a lamb, by Frederic Eve.—On a case of primary epithelioma of the lung with secondary deposits in the kidney, vertebræ, and ribs, by W. E. Hoyle, M. A. (plate 19). —Researches into the histology of the central gray substance of the spinal cord and medulla oblongata, by Dr. W. A. Hollis (plate 20).—On the membrana tympani, by Dr. J. M. Crombie.—An account of an obturator hernia, and of a fibrous body attached to the hydatid of Morgagni, by W. S. Richmond.