. A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations. Weeds splint. plaster strips and a cord carried to a point of support directlv abovethe bed. (See Chapter XXIII.) In the double inclined plane (Fig. 55) traction is made by the weightof the upper segment of the thigh and pelvis. It consists of twx) pos-terior splints, for the leg and thigh respectively, hinged at the knee and TREATMENT. 105 kept at the desired angle by a plank upon which they rest and to whichthe upper end of the short femoral splint is hinged. As shown in the Fig. Esmarehs double inclined plane. fig^nre the femoral splint
. A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations. Weeds splint. plaster strips and a cord carried to a point of support directlv abovethe bed. (See Chapter XXIII.) In the double inclined plane (Fig. 55) traction is made by the weightof the upper segment of the thigh and pelvis. It consists of twx) pos-terior splints, for the leg and thigh respectively, hinged at the knee and TREATMENT. 105 kept at the desired angle by a plank upon which they rest and to whichthe upper end of the short femoral splint is hinged. As shown in the Fig. Esmarehs double inclined plane. fig^nre the femoral splint is too long; it must he so short that the upperjtart of the thigh is wholly unsupported by it, and the mattress must
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