The treatment of fractures . mediately relieved by loosening the retaining strapsor bandage and thus opening the splint. After the splint has beenon the leg for about a week and a half or two weeks, the swell-ing having begun to subside, the plaster splint will become looseand will cease to hold the fragments firmly. Unless a new andsnug splint is now applied, it will be necessary to cut out astrip of plaster an inch or more wide from the old splint to admit 354 FRACTURES OF THE LEG of tightening. During the changing of the plaster splint the legshould be steadied by an assistant while it is t
The treatment of fractures . mediately relieved by loosening the retaining strapsor bandage and thus opening the splint. After the splint has beenon the leg for about a week and a half or two weeks, the swell-ing having begun to subside, the plaster splint will become looseand will cease to hold the fragments firmly. Unless a new andsnug splint is now applied, it will be necessary to cut out astrip of plaster an inch or more wide from the old splint to admit 354 FRACTURES OF THE LEG of tightening. During the changing of the plaster splint the legshould be steadied by an assistant while it is thoroughly washedwith soap and water and bathed with alcohol. Fractures with Considerable Immediate Swelling.— Manyfractures are not seen by the surgeon until two or three hoursafter they have occurred, when considerable swelling is with such primary swelling there will be lacerationof the soft parts and possible extensive injury to the filled with clear or bloody serum may be present about the. Fig. 499.—Fracture of the fibula lowdown without fracture of the tibia (X-raytracing).
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