. A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations. bindsthem on with a roller-bandage, taking care that the turns support thelimb throughout its entire length, but do not make circular compres-sion. The splints should be long enough to support the hand andfoot respectively. A form in common hospital use is the thin bass-wood splint, the necessary rigidity being obtained by binding severaltogether. The carved splints sold in packages of assorted sizes have few ifany points of superiority over those improvised for the occasion, forthey also need to be fitted and padded. If it is desired to ha
. A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations. bindsthem on with a roller-bandage, taking care that the turns support thelimb throughout its entire length, but do not make circular compres-sion. The splints should be long enough to support the hand andfoot respectively. A form in common hospital use is the thin bass-wood splint, the necessary rigidity being obtained by binding severaltogether. The carved splints sold in packages of assorted sizes have few ifany points of superiority over those improvised for the occasion, forthey also need to be fitted and padded. If it is desired to have asplint that more nearly follows the contour of the limb an excellentone can be made with plaster of Paris (see below) or card-board orleather softened in water, and similar ones can also be used with ad- TREATMENT. vaofage over the dressings that are needed for associated wounds of theskin or compound fractures. Splints of wire that can be measurably modelled to the limb are con-venient ; they can be had from the instrument makers. Fig. Petits fracture-box. The fi:acture-box (Fig. 40) is a form of w^ooden splint once muchused in fractures of the leg, but now almost wholly discarded for thefollowing : Fig. 41.
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