Lectures on orthopedic surgery . [JLe.^. ^^^^ Fig. 65.—View of Thomas cuirass applied to the patient. from the theory that a diseased joint recovers quickestwhen subjected to immediate and complete immobili-zation, and receives injury from, and is delayed in itsrecovery by, each successful attempt at correction ofthe existing deformity. 99 The brace consists of an irregular-shaped frame offlat bar-iron forged into the required form, as shown inFig. 64. At the bottom it reaches to the level of trochanter; that is to say, it extends as low asthe sitting posture will allow. Laterally it
Lectures on orthopedic surgery . [JLe.^. ^^^^ Fig. 65.—View of Thomas cuirass applied to the patient. from the theory that a diseased joint recovers quickestwhen subjected to immediate and complete immobili-zation, and receives injury from, and is delayed in itsrecovery by, each successful attempt at correction ofthe existing deformity. 99 The brace consists of an irregular-shaped frame offlat bar-iron forged into the required form, as shown inFig. 64. At the bottom it reaches to the level of trochanter; that is to say, it extends as low asthe sitting posture will allow. Laterally it extendsfrom the space posterior to the great trochanter on eachside, and from there curves upward, passing to theouter side of the posterior superior spines of the ilium,thence inward to the immediate neighborhood of thespinal column in the dorso-lumbar region, from therecurving somewhat outward toward the posterior bor-der of the axilla?, then upward and inward to theback of the shoulders, at such distance as not to inter-fere with
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