Show SURGEONS TUNING FORK new method bychich fractures are located A vy simple method of locating fractures in bones particularly in long ones the aid of a tuning fork Is proposed prop obed by a chicago sur geon A stethoscope Is placed over the bone us near as possible to the point of suspected fracture and on the side where the skin is th innet then a vibrating tuning fork Is placed against the flesh near the bone but on the other side ol 01 the fractal e if possible it the bone is continuous a distinct clar sound ft ill be heard in the but it tho break is be tween the two this sound will be flint and irregular as the gibrat ons w II 11 not be eted past the break of course this metho 1 dep ads upon the fact that hard bone is an excellent conductor cf vibration while tissue is not perhaps even a more valuable vilu able apri cation of this idea would be in finding it when a break knitted properly for when the joining is again perfect the soi nd will be as cl ar as that of an unbroken bone coll er s weel ly |