Modern surgery, general and operative . Fig. 358.—Brjants exten-sion for fracture of the thighin a child. Fractures of the Shaft of the Femur in Children 599 is worn for three weeks. A child wearing this splint can sit on a chair, nurse, play on the floor and crawl about, may sleep on either side, and the dressing is not soiled by the evacuations. If a thigh is fractured during parturition, or during the first few weeks of life, Wyeths dressing may be very serviceable. It is applied as follows: The legis flexed on the thigh and the thigh on the flannel bandage is applied so as to inc
Modern surgery, general and operative . Fig. 358.—Brjants exten-sion for fracture of the thighin a child. Fractures of the Shaft of the Femur in Children 599 is worn for three weeks. A child wearing this splint can sit on a chair, nurse, play on the floor and crawl about, may sleep on either side, and the dressing is not soiled by the evacuations. If a thigh is fractured during parturition, or during the first few weeks of life, Wyeths dressing may be very serviceable. It is applied as follows: The legis flexed on the thigh and the thigh on the flannel bandage is applied so as to include the leg,the thigh, and the body from the axilla to the of Paris is applied over this; the dressing isworn for four weeks. A better dressing than theabove is Wares, a modification of Van Arsdales splint(Annals of Surg., August, 1905) (Fig. 362). It ishghter, the patient can be moved about with ease,the childs toilet can be easily carried out, and breath-ing is not embarrassed. A right-angled triangle is.
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