. Transactions of the sixth International congress on tuberculosis. Washington, September 28 to October 5, 1908. and giving inadequate support. In conclusion I wish to state that unless a brace rests upon the bonypelvis by a collar across the crest of the ilium, or some similar support, it isinefficient and harmful, for when resting on the soft tissue, it slides downand adds the additional weight of the brace to the superimposed weight of thebody above the point of disease. The damage done to the vital functionsby the girding constriction of the apron is decidedly detrimental to vitalstrength
. Transactions of the sixth International congress on tuberculosis. Washington, September 28 to October 5, 1908. and giving inadequate support. In conclusion I wish to state that unless a brace rests upon the bonypelvis by a collar across the crest of the ilium, or some similar support, it isinefficient and harmful, for when resting on the soft tissue, it slides downand adds the additional weight of the brace to the superimposed weight of thebody above the point of disease. The damage done to the vital functionsby the girding constriction of the apron is decidedly detrimental to vitalstrength and resistence. There is another serious ill effect of tightening the apron on; that is,by the compress produced by the bar S, V, Sv SV. We also have a com-pression atrophy of the erector spinse muscles, thus destroying natures bestfixation splint. When disease occurs above the seventh dorsal vertebra, either the pa-tient should be treated in the recumbent position for months or years, or abrace or jacket applied with a jury-mast attached that will take off thesuperimposed weight above the point of Fio-. 5.—Authors brace with collar over crest of ilium.
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