Of the Fracture of the Wrist are to be prepar'd with a Band roll'd with one Head, being six Ells Long, and two Fingers broad; so that three Circumvolutions are to be made upon the Wrist; the Band is to be pass'd over the Hand, between the Thumb and the Fore-finger, making the Figure of KY upon the Thumb. Then after having made divers Rollers upon the _Carpus_, a Bolster is to be apply'd, with a little Piece of Paste-board of the same Shape with the Wrist; several Rollers are to be form'd on the top of the Elbow, to stay the Band above it; and the Arm is to be put into a Scarf. * * * * * {288} CHAP. XIII. _Of the Fracture of the Bone of the _Metacarpium_._ Two Servants are to hold the Hand, after the same manner as in the setting of the _Carpus_ or Wrist-Bone, whilst the Surgeon reduceth the broken Bone by fixing it in its Natural Situation. _The Dressing and Bandage_ Are made with a Band roll'd up with one Head, five Ells long, and two Fingers broad: This Band being fasten'd to the Wrist, with a Circumvolution, is to be laid on the _Metacarpium_, between the Thumb and the Fore-finger, and the Figure of KY is to be made upon the Hand: Then the forming of Rollers and KY's is to be continu'd till the _Metacarpium_ be cover'd; a Bolster and Paste-board are to be laid upon the same _Metacarpium_; as also one in the Hand, of the Shape of the Part: The inside of the Hand is to be trimm'd; and the whole Contexture is to be cover'd as before, with Rollers; which are continu'd till above the Elbow, where the Band is stay'd. * * * * * {289} CHAP. XIV. _Of the Fracture of the Fingers._ A Light Extension is to be made in the Fingers to reduce 'em, and a small Dressing is to be prepar'd for every Finger, almost like that of the Arm. The Fingers are to be somewhat bent, and the inside of the Hand is to be trimm'd with a Bolster, to retain 'em in this Situation. The Bolster is also to be stay'd with a Band, and the Arm to be put into a Scarf. * * * * * CHAP. XV. _Of the Fracture of the Thigh._ If the Thigh-Bone be broken near its Head, the Fracture is very difficult to be discover'd; but if the Bone pass one over another, it may be soon known, because the hurt leg will be shorter than the other. Therefore a very great Extension is to be made; and if the Hands are not sufficient for that purpose, recourse may be had to Straps and Engines. In the mean time the Operator is to lay his Thumbs upon the fractur'd Bone, to thrust it back into its place, and afterward to apply {290} _The Dressing and Bandage._