. 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, 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 t
. 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, 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. Moulded binders board splints for fracture of the leg. Union in fracture of the bones of the leg is usuallyquite firm in six weeks, but for at least eight weeks thepatient should not be allowed to put his weight upon thelimb in walking. If the patient is restless, and finds his position with thefracture-box resting upon the bed irksome, the fracture- FRACTURES OF THE BONES OF THE LEG. 399 box may be swung from a frame fastened over the bed(Fig. 297). The application of a plaster-of-Paris dressing as aprimary dressing—the ordinary plaster-of-Paris bandageor the Bavarian dressing being applied—in fractures ofthe bones of the leg is adopted by some surgeons, and, ifemployed, the case should be under constant observationfor a few days, so that the dressing can be removed if adangerous amount of swelling takes place. Mouldedsplints of felt or pasteboard are also sometimes applied inthe treatment of these cases (Fig. 298). This fracture may also be treat
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