A Treatise on Fractures, Luxations, and Other Affections of the BonesDesault, P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph)
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A Treatise on Fractures, Luxations, and Other Affections of the Bones
Desault, P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph)
Dislocations; Fractures; Surgery
60. This consists, to speak in general terms, in taking the points of
extension, above, on the tuberosity of the os ischium of the diseased
side, and below, on the malleoli; in securing the straps or rollers,
destined for making extension, on the two ends of a strong splint,
placed along the outside of the limb; and in converting, so to speak,
the pelvis, the thigh, the leg, and the foot into one entire and solid
piece.
The pieces which compose it are, 1st, A common junk-cloth[25] (FFF
plate II.), accommodated to the size of the limb and the splints:
2dly, a bandage for the body (BB) and one passing under the thigh (H)
to secure the first on the side opposite to the fracture: 3dly, three
stiff splints, an inch and a half wide, the external one of which (AA)
being very strong, must be long enough to extend from the spine of
the ileum, to the distance of four inches below the sole of the foot.
This splint is hollowed out or notched at its lower end, and has a
mortise in it a little higher up. The upper splint (CC) occupies the
space included between the fold of the groin and the upper part of the
knee: and the internal one, which reaches from the upper and internal
fold of the thigh, to the sole of the foot: 4thly, three bolsters, an
external, an internal, and an upper one (d d d d) consisting of small
bags of chaff: 5thly, a bandage of strips (E) accommodated as to number
to the circumstances of the case, separate from one another, each three
inches broad, and long enough to go twice round the limb, arranged from
below upwards, and overlapping each other, about one third of their
breadth: 6thly, one long and two circular compresses, intended to be
applied immediately on the limb next to the skin: 7thly, two strong
rollers (g g and L) intended for extension and counter-extension, at
least an ell and a half long: 8thly, one long and thick compress, and a
sufficient number of bits of tape.
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