Campbell, where from exostosis within the pelvis, the left frontal bone was so greatly sunk in, as to make the eye protrude.
Professor Otto, of Breslau, mentions a woman who had pelvic exostosis being the mother of four children, in each of whom a small portion of the cranium was depressed and not ossified.
Perhaps the most remarkable case of pelvic exostosis is that which has been described by Dr.
Schauta pictures an exostosis on the promontory of the sacrum.
The patient, it appears, had a largeexostosis on the body of the pubes which, during parturition, was forced through the walls of the uterus and bladder, resulting in death.
Fragment of human tibia with exostosis enclosing the end of a flint arrow.
Here, too, the absence of anyexostosis proves that death quickly followed the wound.
This latter operation may be required on account of bad onychia, large exostosis or injury.
On the other hand, resolution may occur during the stage of periosteal inflammation, or, an exostosis forms which causes no interference with function.
It follows, however, that splints occur in young animals; that the affection seldom starts in subjects that are ten years of age or older, and that when the exostosis has formed, lameness usually subsides.
A necessary qualification, which the diagnostician must possess, is that of being able to judge carefully the nearness of any given exostosis to articular structures.
Among some horsemen a hock is said to be "curby" whenever there exists an enlargement of any kind on the posterior face of the tarsus whether it be due to sprain, exostosis or proliferation of tissue as a result of contusion.
With the traumatic form of ringbone, all consequences, as to the size and form the exostosis is to assume, depend upon the nature and extent of the injury.
This term is applied to an affection of the tarsus which is usually characterized by the existence of an exostosis on the mesial and inferior portion of the hock.
This operation has its indications, however, and may be recommended in chronic lameness where no extensive exostosis exists which may mechanically interfere with function.
Lameness usually precedes the formation of exostosis, though cases are observed wherein an exostosis is present and no lameness is manifested and no history of the previous existence of lameness is available.
Rarefying degenerative changes manifested by exostosis involving the phalanges of the young, causing ringbone, are fairly common in occurrence throughout this country.
Subungual Exostosis growing from Distal Phalanx of Great Toe, showing Ulceration of Skin and Displacement of Nail.
A cartilaginous exostosis in the vicinity of a joint may be invested with a synovial sac or bursa--the so-called exostosis bursata.
The soft parts, including the nail, should be reflected towards the dorsum in the form of a flap, the base of the exostosis divided with the chisel, and the exostosis removed.
An exostosis forms a rounded or mushroom-shaped tumour of limited size, which may be either sessile or pedunculated, and its surface is smooth or nodulated (Figs.
Osteomata may be surrounded by a layer of fibrous periosteum or, in certain cases, beneath the periosteum appears a layer of cartilage producing the so-called exostosis cartilaginea.
A wedge-shaped piece of the exostosis is removed, against which pressure has caused symptoms.
It is inserted into the meatus in such a fashion that its point presses between the pedicle of the exostosis and the wall of the bony meatus.
The preliminary steps of the operation are the same as have been already described for removal of an exostosis (see p.
The arrows indicate the points where the chisel may be applied when exostosis of the nasal maxillary spine requires removal.
This method is only indicated if the exostosis is situated at the entrance of the meatus and is pedunculated.
The auricle is reflected forward and the preliminary steps of the operation are performed as already described for removal of a deep-seated exostosis (see p.
After the ear has been thoroughly cleansed a large-sized aural speculum is inserted into the meatus and the outlines of the exostosis are defined with a probe.
If the exostosis has a very fine pedicle, it may be possible to nip through its base with a pair of forceps, but it is not so sure a method as the employment of a gouge and mallet.
If only a single exostosis has been removed the wound surface is small, and it is usually sufficient to puff in some boracic powder and again insert a piece of gauze.
This affection, popularly termed bone spavin, is anexostosis of the hock joint.
Ringbone is the designation of the exostosis which is found on the coronet and in the digital and phalangeal regions.
Exostosis and ulcerative arthritis are sequelæ which often resist every form of treatment.
If the abscess, extravasation, or exostosis be then discovered and removed, all that remains is to remove any sawdust or loose pieces of bone, and possibly to smooth off any sharp edges of the orifice by an instrument called the lenticular.
It used to be thought necessary for the cure of those not uncommon cases of exostosis of the distal phalanx, but it is now found that most of these can be cured by simply clipping off the exostosis.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "exostosis" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
