A treatise on orthopedic surgery . The traction hip splint, with overlapping upright and windlass, used at theBoston Childrens Hospital. (Bradford and Lovett.) front band are placed directly above the attachments of the ad-ductor muscles, on either side of the genitals. Behind, thebuckles are placed much farther apart, somewhat to the outerside of each ischial tuberosity, upon which in great part, theweight of the body is to be supported. The pelvic band is boltedfirmly to the upright at a slight inclination, corresponding tothe inclination of the j)elvis. The upright extends from the topof th
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . The traction hip splint, with overlapping upright and windlass, used at theBoston Childrens Hospital. (Bradford and Lovett.) front band are placed directly above the attachments of the ad-ductor muscles, on either side of the genitals. Behind, thebuckles are placed much farther apart, somewhat to the outerside of each ischial tuberosity, upon which in great part, theweight of the body is to be supported. The pelvic band is boltedfirmly to the upright at a slight inclination, corresponding tothe inclination of the j)elvis. The upright extends from the topof the trochanter to two or more inches below the sole of thefoot. It may be made in one piece or in two sections over-lapped and attached to one another by screws, to allow for ad- TUBEBCULOUS DISEASE OF THE HIP-JOINT. 343 justment (Fig, 226). It is turned inward at a right anglebelow the foot and is shod with leather or rubber. The foot-piece may be provided with a windlass (Fig. 226), or the trac-tion may be made by simple straps at
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