Summing up he says, that "the claw, the scapula, the condyle, the femur, and all the other bones, taken separately, will give the tooth or one another; and by commencing with any one, he who had a rational conception of the laws of the organic economy, could reconstruct the whole animal."
"Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I"
Herbert Spencer
The separated condyle may not be displaced, or it may be pushed upwards or rotated on its transverse axis.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition."
Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson
If allowed to unite with the condyle displaced, the articular surface is oblique and bow- or knock-knee results.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition."
Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson