Illustration from 'Atlas and Epitome of Traumatic Fractures and Dislocations' 1902 Fig 1 Hemisection of a skull on the inner surface of which the...
{"Image ImageDescription": "Illustration from 'Atlas and Epitome of Traumatic Fractures and Dislocations' (by Dr. H. Helferich), 1902. Fig 1 Hemisection of a skull on the inner surface of which the direction and extent of a fracture. The illustration shows the seat of the hemorrhage in the distribution of the posterior branch of the middle meningeal artery. It also shows the ramifications of the artery the line of fracture and the suture between the left parietal and frontal bones. Fig 2 Horizontal section through the skull and its contents. A copious hemorrhage from the middle meningeal artery is found at the seat of fracture between the skull and the dura. The brain is compressed and displaced. (Photo by VintageMedStock/Getty Images)"}