. The diseases of children : medical and surgical. Fracture above epiphysial line of lower end of of Carrying angle. Boy set. 6 years. Injuryfour months ago. PLATE Fracture of neck of femur, possibly diastasisBoy aet. 11 years Fractures 811 Fractures of the arm are treated in the ordinary way ; the spHnts shouldalways be carried well up to the ends of the fingers to prevent disturbanceof the fragments by the restless movements of children. We are well awarethat this is not usually recommended, but we believe it to be the proper, asit certainly is the anatomically correct pla
. The diseases of children : medical and surgical. Fracture above epiphysial line of lower end of of Carrying angle. Boy set. 6 years. Injuryfour months ago. PLATE Fracture of neck of femur, possibly diastasisBoy aet. 11 years Fractures 811 Fractures of the arm are treated in the ordinary way ; the spHnts shouldalways be carried well up to the ends of the fingers to prevent disturbanceof the fragments by the restless movements of children. We are well awarethat this is not usually recommended, but we believe it to be the proper, asit certainly is the anatomically correct plan. Fractures of the pelvis aretreated by bandaging the legs together firmly with a broad flannel bandage,which is carried upwards to above the crests of the ilia, the child being, ofcourse, kept in bed. In fractures of the femur in babies under a year old a piece of gutta-percha or Goochs splint, lined with wool, should be applied to the thigh,and the legs bandaged together with a flannel bandage ; this is, we think,the simplest, cleanest, and, on the whole, most effectual plan, though a goodresult may be obtained by almost any method. In older children, up to thethird or fou
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