. Minor surgery and bandaging, including the treatment of fractures and dislocations .. . (Fig. 67.) Use.—This bandage is employed to secure fixation ofthe limbs after operation upon the perineum, and may alsobe employed to obtain temporary fixation of the limbs intransporting cases of fracture of the neck of the femur,and after the reduction of dislocations of the head of thefemur. SPICA BANDAGE OF THE FOOT. 79 Spica Bandage of the Foot. Roller Two and a Half Inches in Width, Five Yards in Length. Application.—Fix the initial extremity of the rollerupon the ankle and secure it by two circular
. Minor surgery and bandaging, including the treatment of fractures and dislocations .. . (Fig. 67.) Use.—This bandage is employed to secure fixation ofthe limbs after operation upon the perineum, and may alsobe employed to obtain temporary fixation of the limbs intransporting cases of fracture of the neck of the femur,and after the reduction of dislocations of the head of thefemur. SPICA BANDAGE OF THE FOOT. 79 Spica Bandage of the Foot. Roller Two and a Half Inches in Width, Five Yards in Length. Application.—Fix the initial extremity of the rollerupon the ankle and secure it by two circular turns; thencarry the bandage obliquely over the dorsum of the foot tothe metatarso-phalangeal articulation and make a circularturn around the foot at this point; then continue it upwardover the metatarsus by making two or three spiral reversedturns; next carry the bandage parallel with the inner orouter margin of the sole of the foot, according to whetherit is applied to the right or left foot, directly across theposterior surface of the heel; thence along the opposite Fig. Spica bandage of the foot. border of the foot and over the dorsum, crossing theoriginal turn in the median line of the foot. This com-pletes the first spica turn. These spica turns are repeated,gradually ascending by allowing each turn to cover inthree-fourths of the preceding turn, until the foot iscovered in with the exception of the posterior portion ofthe sole of the heel. (Fig. 68.) Care should be taken to 80 REGIONAL BANDAGES. see that the turns cross each other in the median lineof the foot, and that they are kept parallel to each otherthroughout their course. Use.—This bandage will be found very useful when it isdesired to make firm compression upon the foot or to retaindressings to it; it is especially useful in the treatment ofsprains of the ankle or anterior tarsus. Bandage of Foot Covering the Heel (American). Roller Two and a Half Inches in Width, Seven Yards in Length. Application.
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