A system of surgery . Rotatory deformity is best avoidedby comparing the injured with the sound limb, and endeavouringto copy the form of the latter. A couple of lateral plaster splints, shaped like Clines splints(Fig. 318), may be moulded to the limb at once and fixed with abandage; this can be cut up in front, should much swelling appear,and the splint be reapplied with a fresh bandage. Or for the first few days movable splints may be used. None are better than Clinesfor fractures at or be-low the middle. Twooutside Clines aremore secure than anoutside and inside, un-less it is desired topro
A system of surgery . Rotatory deformity is best avoidedby comparing the injured with the sound limb, and endeavouringto copy the form of the latter. A couple of lateral plaster splints, shaped like Clines splints(Fig. 318), may be moulded to the limb at once and fixed with abandage; this can be cut up in front, should much swelling appear,and the splint be reapplied with a fresh bandage. Or for the first few days movable splints may be used. None are better than Clinesfor fractures at or be-low the middle. Twooutside Clines aremore secure than anoutside and inside, un-less it is desired toproduce marked in-version of the splints are linedwith boric lint, andbuckled on as shownin Fig. 319. The limbmay be left free orslung; at first thelatter is better. Ifthere be much ten-dency to dropping back of the lower fragments, Clines splints donot prevent it. Then an Arnolds or a Maclntyres splint may beused. One or other of these should be employed for fractures abovethe middle, unless plaster is used,c c. Fig. -Arnolds Splint (wooden side pieces not shown)and Cradle. 866 INJURIES OF BONES. Arnolds (or Nevilles) splint is shown applied in Fig. 321. It con-sists of an iron foot piece and back splint (Fig 320*) with two woodenlateral splints. The limb is placed on the padded back splint andsecured to its foot piece and lower part; any extension required
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