A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . n will befound essential to the best success, whilein others it may be of little consequencewhether the foot is elevated or not. I have seen in use at the Long IslandCollege Hospital a very ingenious apparatusdevised by Dr. J. H. Hobart Burge, one ofthe surgeons of that hospital; the frag-ments being approximated by well-adjustedsole-leather pads, wThich are operated uponby weights, cords, and Lausdale, U. S. N., has contrived an ap-paratus similar to that invented by Burge,but more The apparatus devised by Dr. R. E. Beach
A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . n will befound essential to the best success, whilein others it may be of little consequencewhether the foot is elevated or not. I have seen in use at the Long IslandCollege Hospital a very ingenious apparatusdevised by Dr. J. H. Hobart Burge, one ofthe surgeons of that hospital; the frag-ments being approximated by well-adjustedsole-leather pads, wThich are operated uponby weights, cords, and Lausdale, U. S. N., has contrived an ap-paratus similar to that invented by Burge,but more The apparatus devised by Dr. R. E. Beach,of Illinois,6 composed of wire, is essentiallythe same as that employed by Burge, Lons-dale, and Lausdale, except that the frag-ments are approximated by wire coveredwith buckskin. Gibson, of St. Louis, has introduced, in a modified form, the circularpad or ring, first devised by Dr. Eve, of Nashville, andDr. Blackman, of Cincinnati, have employed this method, and speakof it in terms of high I cannot think, however, that. Beachs in semicircular form (A),the posterior part of each segment(B) being curved upward and thesides a little depressed. A shoulderis formed (C) on each side of thesegments for the reception of thetwo straps (D), which connect them,and projects far enough on eachside to permit the wires to he bentdownwards at right angles with theshoulder, and descend perpendi-cularly to the slat or mortise (E),which is placed near each end ofthe block (F). 1 Med. Times and Gazette for 1864, vol. i, p. , of the Middlesex Hospital. 2 Turner, N. Y. Med. Rec, July, 1867. 3 Hutchinson, London Hospital Reports, vol. ii. 4 Burge, N. Y. Med. Rec., April 15, 1868, p. 80. 5 Lausdale, Waless Surgery, p. 476. 6 Beach, R. E., St. Louis Med. and Surg. Journ. 7 Gibson, Amer. Journ Med. Sci., Jan. 1867, p. Report of Eight Cases, by Mr. 1875. 8 Western Journ. Med., May, 1868. Nashville Journ. Med., February, 1867. FRACTURES OF THE
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