. Lateral curvature of the spine and round shoulders . rings are also movable fromside to side, and by an independent movement they can also be rotated througha half circle. Any one of these movements can be checked at any point by turninga screw. The shoulders are held by a pair of axillary straps fastened together bya strap across the chest in front. These straps are suspended from the ring nearestto the top of the frame, and can be made to hold the shoulders in any desired degreeof twist by a rotation of the ring. Each ring is provided with two long rods at the two poles of the ring. Theser
. Lateral curvature of the spine and round shoulders . rings are also movable fromside to side, and by an independent movement they can also be rotated througha half circle. Any one of these movements can be checked at any point by turninga screw. The shoulders are held by a pair of axillary straps fastened together bya strap across the chest in front. These straps are suspended from the ring nearestto the top of the frame, and can be made to hold the shoulders in any desired degreeof twist by a rotation of the ring. Each ring is provided with two long rods at the two poles of the ring. Theserods are adjustable on the ring, and can be set at any desired angle to it. Theycan be pushed up or down and are controlled by a ratchet. By rotating the ring FORCIBLE CORRECTION. 155 and adjusting the angle of the rods they can be made to press down or up on anypart of the back or chest. For the application of the jacket the patient lies on the face on the two web-bing strips, the lower part of the trunk resting on the cross-rod and the bars clamping. i) the buttocks; the feet rest on the floor, and the arms are extended above the rings are then adjusted at the two levels where it is desired to make side correction a bandage is fastened to one side of the ring, carried aroundthe patients side over a heavy pad of felt, and back to the ring. The same isdone to the other ring at the other level where side correction is desired, while the 156 TREATMENT. top ring controls the shoulders by means of the pads and two loops of bandagespassing through each axilla and fastened to the top of the ring. The rings arethen pulled to one side, the bandages around the patient tighten, and any endurabledegree of side correction is thus obtained. When the side correction is made, the ring is rotated till the rods are oppositethe points where it is desired to correct rotation. They are then pushed downon to the patient, their points being protected by sheet-iron pads, two by
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