In the angular condyle the anterior face is derived from that portion of the basi-occipital nucleus that normally takes part in the formation of the anterior condyle region; the posterior face forms the embryonal germ of the occipital.
In the case of the mandible, a remark has already been made as to the advisability of removing fragments when the neck of the condyle has suffered comminution.
In another of which I took notes, the bullet entered over the outer aspect of the head of the radius, to emerge just above the internal condyle anteriorly.
The neck of thecondyle I three times saw fractured; in each instance permanent stiffness and inability to open the mouth resulted.
The bullet passed onwards through the base of the skull, crossing the external auditory meatus, fracturing the zygoma and probably the condyle of the mandible, and eventually lodged beneath the masseter muscle.
On the other hand, some reptiles have the occipital condyle divided into two and produced either by the basi-occipital or by the exoccipitals.
IV, extending laterally to the area immediately proximal to the external femoral condyle (medial to the origin of M.
Femoral head: This arises by a slender tendon from the notch in the distal end of the external condyle of the femur.
II) to the deep surface of the lateral part of the patellar tendon; a similar vinculum extends from the medial surface of the internal condyle to the deep surface of the medial part of the patellar tendon.
Ball, an Irish surgeon, has collected several instances in which the base of the skull has been driven in and the condyle of the jaw impacted in the opening by force transmitted through the lower maxilla.
An exploded shell passed through the hamstring muscles of the right thigh and embedded itself in the ligamentous tissues of the internal condyle of the femur.
The inter-muscular linear ridges are well raised above the shaft, of which the one extending from the fore and outer angle of the epitrochanteric articular surface to the outer condyle is the most prominent.
The profile of the inner condyle is wider antero-posteriorly, and more rounded, the anterior intertrochlear surface being deeply channelled.
The main body of the bone is slightly curved on the outside, and the lower articular condyle is large and flattened.
In the ox and the sheep, the condyle is lower than the trochlea, but only very little lower.
The popliteus arises from the external surface of the external condyle of the femur.
In the horse it is inserted into the internal surface of the internal condyle of the femur.
Moreover, this is plainly shown in the skeleton by the shape of the condyle of the lower jaw (see p.
In contrast to the condition found in man, the condyle descends to a level a little below that of the internal lip of the trochlea.
At the inferior extremity, the trochlea is large; the portion corresponding to the condyle of the humerus in man is, in proportion to the latter, of small extent.
Defn: Situated near or beside the occipitalcondyle or the occipital bone; paramastoid; -- applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals.
Here the condyle is flattened, and the fossa of the temporal bone very shallow, presenting to the condyle an almost flat surface, so that the jawbone is enabled to revolve with ease for the better mastication of the pellets of grass.
Its proximal end forms a shallow cup for articulation with the outer condyle of the humerus; the distal end bears a knob which fits into the radial carpal.
The outer condyle articulates mainly with the fibula.
This runs down the anterior and outer side of the upper arm, and is attached to the proximal tendon of the extensor metacarpi radialis longus, a little below the outer condyle of the humerus.
A very few weeks ago, I had occasion to remove fully three-fourths of this bone, from the site of the first large molar on the left side to the condyle of the right.
You will observe that the ridge of the tibia represents the lateral condyle lately noticed: in the Dynastidae this is more prominent, and often forms a smaller segment of a circle.
The ball struck the outer condyle just above the articular surface with only enough energy to damage and slightly crack the bone.
It must lie, therefore, superficially between the head of the tibia and the internal condyle of the femur.
The line of metallic particles shows the path of the ball in its slight contact with the bones, beginning on the side of the ulna and extending along the side of the internal condyle from where the ball escaped through the skin.
The course of the missile was superficial, downward and outward from above the internal condyle of the right humerus to the wound of exit over the internal border of the ulna.
The distinct outline and normal size of the base of the bullet shows it to be near the plate, with the internal condyle next to the plate in the exposure.
The exposure was made with the ulnar side of the arm next to the plate, indicated by the clear outline of the internal condyle and the olecranon.
Gunshot Fracture of the External Condyle of the Left Humerus, with Lodgment of the Missile.
Replacement is effected by keeping up firm pressure at the back of the condyle with the mouth open, and slowly closing the jaw.
If there is difficulty in replacing the broken condyle and maintaining it in position, it may be fixed by means of a steel nail inserted through the skin.
In some cases it is necessary to excise thecondyle to restore movement.
The lateral condyle or trochlea is more frequently separated from the rest of the bone than is the medial or capitellum.
The upper end of the bone shows the condition of coxa vara; the lower end shows enlargement of the medial condyle and alteration in the axis of the articular surface.
It may even slip past the condyle and into the intercondyloid notch, and come to lie against the cruciate ligaments.
When difficulty is experienced in levering thecondyle from its abnormal position, a cork may be placed between the molar teeth on each side to act as a fulcrum.
The popliteal artery lies on the back of the lateral condyle instead of in the hollow between the condyles, and the tibial (internal popliteal) nerve is displaced even farther outwards.
In the earlier stages the condyle is usually hypertrophied and distorted, and the glenoid cavity is correspondingly broadened and flattened, and in time may be filled up by new bone.
The articular cartilage of the lateral condyle and the lateral meniscus are usually thickened.
In a few cases the condyle has been driven through the floor of the glenoid cavity, causing fracture of the base of the skull.
To inject iodoform or other anti-tuberculous agent, the needle of the syringe is easily introduced between the lateral condyle and the head of the radius.
This deformity may be acquired as a result of rickets, but more commonly it is due to fracture of the lateral condyle of the humerus, in which the separated fragment has been displaced upwards.
The working of the condyle of the lower jaw vertically and from side to side can be distinctly felt and seen in front of the ear.
When the mouth is opened wide, the condyle advances out of the glenoid cavity, and returns to its socket when the mouth is shut.
In the remainder of the Ptilogonatinae, the condyleis larger but rounded, and shows a double process in Ptilogonys caudatus, and a slightly pointed process in P.
The medial condyle varies to some extent, being slightly flattened mediad in Bombycilla, and less so in the other genera.
This condyle is longest and most pronounced in birds in which the humerus is short in relation to the trunk, as for example in Tachycineta.
In the Bombycillidae the condyle is smallest in Phainoptila, where it is a mere suggestion of a process.
As the wing becomes more pointed, the humerus becomes shorter and its external condyle longer.
The external condyle in Dulus is not specialized, being low and rounded, but in Bombycilla, it is noticeably elongated, indicating a better attachment distally for the deltoid muscle.
Then drill a small hole through each side of the axis in such a manner that in its passage from top to bottom the drill will also pass through the occipital condyle of the skull.
The posterior head arises by a short, strong tendon from a small pit on the anterodistal edge of the external condyle of the femur.
Immediately above the external condyle of the tibiotarsus this tendon divides.
The origin is by a strong tendon from the lateral surface of the external condyle of the femur at the point of origin of the m.
The origin is by a long, strong tendon from a small tubercle just medial to, and at the proximal end of, the external condyle of the femur.
The anterior branch passes over the lateral surface of the external condyle to the posterior surface of the tarsometatarsus and there unites with the tendon of the m.
At the distal end of the crus this muscle gives rise to a strong tendon which passes under a fibrous loop immediately proximal to the externalcondyle in company with the m.
The skull (plates 25 and 26) lacks the right exoccipital condyle and posterior half of the right zygomatic arch.
The left exoccipital condyle and adjacent region is less developed than the right and the posterior part of the skull is bent slightly to the left.
Moreover, the pit for the tendon of the popliteus muscle below the external condyle is unusually deep.
The cranial roof near the occipital region is battered in four places, though the injuries do not affect the brain-case itself; while the right occipital condyle is partly removed by a sharp, clean cut.
It has the same development of the external condyle as in the latter, while the fossa for the popliteal tendon is equally deep, only slightly differing in shape.
The condyleof the lower jaw is a transversely placed half-cylinder working in a deep glenoid fossa of corresponding form.
The postglenoid process of the skull so strongly developed, and the glenoid fossa so deep, that the condyle of the lower jaw is firmly held in place after the soft parts are removed.
The skull generally lacks a sagittal crest; and the condyle of the lower jaw is transversely elongated.
Odontoid process of second vertebra semi-cylindrical; skull with a sagittal crest; and the condyle of the lower jaw rounded.
The foramen magnum is very small, being less in width than the condyle on either side of it.
The supraoccipital rises vertically above each condyle to the very top of the skull, being neither convex nor strongly bent forward as in other species, and especially bidens.
In this operation a portion of the median nerve is excised on the inside of the elbow-joint just below the internal condyle of the humerus.
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