2. This case, which is in no respect different from those that most frequently occur in practice, presents us with a view of the mode of reduction, the means of retention, and the subsequent treatment, employed by Desault, in cases of the kind. The advantage of the bandage of strips, which allows the limb to be uncovered without being disturbed, is now generally acknowledged in fractures of the lower extremities. In the treatment of these, practitioners reject entirely, at present, the roller bandage, which was recommended by Petit, Heister, and all the authors who preceded them, and which, by producing a new displacement, at each time of reapplication, may entirely prevent the fragments from uniting. The bandage of Scultet, brought into use again by Desault, the form of which has been just described, is also preferable to the eighteen-tailed bandage, which some practitioners still employ. 3. The strips which compose the former bandage, being narrower than the tails of the latter, can be more neatly applied to the leg, as they more readily mould themselves to its inequalities; the compression made by them is, therefore, more exact, more uniform, and consequently less inconvenient. If one of the strips become soiled, it can be changed without deranging the bandage. (Respecting this point, see what was said on fractures of the thigh.) This bandage being less bulky than the eighteen-tailed one, is therefore less troublesome to the patient. 4. The broad and strong splints which form a part of this apparatus, have the following advantages over those previously used both by the ancients and the moderns; 1st, they come in contact with and bear on a larger extent of the surface of the limb; 2dly, they consequently maintain the fragments in apposition with greater firmness and effect; 3dly, they prevent the rotation of the foot outwards, an accident which very frequently occurs when the fracture is complete, that is, when both bones are broken; 4thly, they remain constantly in their place, without slipping either forward or backward, an inconvenience necessarily attendant on the other splints, which, from their roundish form, touch the limb in only one point or line. 5. To sustain the foot, Petit recommends a piece of a board to be applied immediately to its sole, and supported by two bits of tape fastened to the splints. This practice is adopted to some extent even at present: but a simple roller, applied in the manner already mentioned, is sufficient for the purpose; the tendency of the foot to turn outwards is never so strong as not to be effectually resisted by this expedient: besides, should the piece of board be placed ever so little too vertically, it retains the foot in a state of inconvenient and painful flexion.