A treatise on orthopedic surgery . The Calot jacket showing the head support and hooks. chest through which the thoracic pad is removed, so that respi-ration may not be constrained. The following day, or when thejacket is thoroughly dry, the front is cut away as illustrated inthe pictures. Another opening is made in the back to thoroughlyexpose the area of the disease. Vaseline is then applied to the TUBEECULOUS DISEASE OF THE SPINE. 87 skin and pads of cotton one after the other are forced into theopening to the point of toleration, with the aim of pressing thetrunk forward and flattening the
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . The Calot jacket showing the head support and hooks. chest through which the thoracic pad is removed, so that respi-ration may not be constrained. The following day, or when thejacket is thoroughly dry, the front is cut away as illustrated inthe pictures. Another opening is made in the back to thoroughlyexpose the area of the disease. Vaseline is then applied to the TUBEECULOUS DISEASE OF THE SPINE. 87 skin and pads of cotton one after the other are forced into theopening to the point of toleration, with the aim of pressing thetrunk forward and flattening the projection. These pads areheld in place by turns of plaster bandage or bj adhesive procedure is repeated at intervals of several weeks, thepressure if j^ossible being increased. A more accurate adjustment of the corrective force and onethat permits inspection of the spine and thus lessens the dangerof pressure sores, is as follows: the pads are made of thick feltarranged to press on either side of the spinous processe
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