. Minor surgery and bandaging; including the treatment of fractures and dislocations, the ligation of arteries, amputations, excisions and resections, intestinal anastomosis, operations upon nerves and tendons, tracheotomy, intubation of the larynx, Plaster bandage applied to fracture of the leg. kept well down to the footboard and is at a right anglewith the leg, that there is no eversion of the knee, and thatthe pillow is full enough to make equable pressure uponthe lee; when the sides of the box are secured, and that FRACTURES OF THE BONES OF THE LEG. 397 the heel is not subjected to
. Minor surgery and bandaging; including the treatment of fractures and dislocations, the ligation of arteries, amputations, excisions and resections, intestinal anastomosis, operations upon nerves and tendons, tracheotomy, intubation of the larynx, Plaster bandage applied to fracture of the leg. kept well down to the footboard and is at a right anglewith the leg, that there is no eversion of the knee, and thatthe pillow is full enough to make equable pressure uponthe lee; when the sides of the box are secured, and that FRACTURES OF THE BONES OF THE LEG. 397 the heel is not subjected to undue pressure, the use of apad of oakum or cotton under the tendo-A chillis beingemployed to prevent this complication. Where there is atendency to tilting upward of the lower end of the upperfragment, the lower fragment can be brought in line with Fig. Fracture-box suspended. (Agxew.) this by raising the foot by a mass of oakum or cottonplaced under the tendo-Achillis and heel, and so over-coming the deformity. In some cases division of thetendo-Achillis may be required before this deformity canbe corrected. The subsequent dressings of the case are conducted 398 FRACTURES. by letting down the sides of the box and correcting anydisplacement, if present, by adjusting the limb and padsin their proper position, and again bringing up the sidesof the box and securing them. At the end of two weeksthe fracture-box may be removed and a plaster-of-Parisdressing applied to the limb, which will allow the patientmore freedom of movement in bed, or permit of his sit-ting up without disturbing the fragments (Fig. 296). Fig. 298.
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