A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . Dupuytrenssplint incor-rectly Dupuytrens splint as originally applied by himself. remedy. This subject will be considered more fully in connectionwith forward luxations of the tibia at its lower end; but it is neces-sary to say here that this accident can be most certainly avoided byemploying the plaster-of-Paris or starch dressing; taking care inapplying the dressing to secure a thorough inversion of the toes andfoot, the same as in case the limb were dressed with Dupuytrenssplint. Care must be taken, also, not to press upon the l
A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . Dupuytrenssplint incor-rectly Dupuytrens splint as originally applied by himself. remedy. This subject will be considered more fully in connectionwith forward luxations of the tibia at its lower end; but it is neces-sary to say here that this accident can be most certainly avoided byemploying the plaster-of-Paris or starch dressing; taking care inapplying the dressing to secure a thorough inversion of the toes andfoot, the same as in case the limb were dressed with Dupuytrenssplint. Care must be taken, also, not to press upon the limb muchwith the bandages above the malleolus externus. The same resultsmay be attained, also, by a well-adjusted leather splint, or by twosplints, which shall inclose the heel as well as the sides and front ofthe limb. It is scarcely necessary to say that, since after this accident anchy-losis is so frequent, early and unremitting attention should be given FRACTURES OF THE TIBIA AND FIBULA. 453 to the establishment of passive motion in the joint. Indeed, I cannotbut think that a desire
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