. A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations. ct. It can safely be used when the tendency to displacement isslight, especially after the second week. It can be readily made asshown in Fig. 136 or with the usual plaster roller-bandage, appliedlightly over the forearm and more thickly on the arm as high as theaxilla, and combined with a cap over the shoulder made by carryingtlie bandage up and down over it from the outer side of the taking place under it can be detected by noticing thatthe cap rises above the shoulder^ admitting the finger, or even two. FRACTURES OF THE HU
. A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations. ct. It can safely be used when the tendency to displacement isslight, especially after the second week. It can be readily made asshown in Fig. 136 or with the usual plaster roller-bandage, appliedlightly over the forearm and more thickly on the arm as high as theaxilla, and combined with a cap over the shoulder made by carryingtlie bandage up and down over it from the outer side of the taking place under it can be detected by noticing thatthe cap rises above the shoulder^ admitting the finger, or even two. FRACTURES OF THE HUMERUS. 2rA beneath it; this must be met by attaching a weight to the elbow,and in all cases the forearm should be supported across the chest,only at the wrid, in order that the weight of the arm may con-stantly draw the lower fragment down when the patient is triangular cushion extending from the axilla to the elbow be-tween the arm and the chest secures slight alxluction if needed andmay add to the comfort (Fig. 138). Fig. 131. Fig. 132. r\. Hennequins plaster splint for fracture of the humerus. A convenient method of making a similar plaster dressing is thatdevised by Hennequin :^ a dozen thicknesses of crinoline, or three orfour of muslin or canton-flannel, cut as shown in Fig. 131, the widthbeing equal to the circumference of the arm, and the length of thecentral portion equal to the distance from the fold of the axilla to theelbow, are soaked in plaster cream and applied as shown in Fig. 132,the limb having previously been bandaged from the wrist to the elbowto prevent swelling. If overriding is present or anticipated tractionmust be made while the plaster is hardening, either by the hands or bva weight made fast at the elbow by a bandage under the splint. Hen-nequin makes temporary counter-extension by a bandage under theaxilla, but I doubt its value or safety ; it seems liable to lead to makingthe splint too high on the inner side and thus chafing the axillarvfol
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