The operating room and the patient; a manual of pre- and post-operative treatment . crossed by the roller and a circular turn is made around both thethighs, this turn overlapping the previous turn by two-thirds anddescending toward the knees by one-third of the width of thebandage. Again, the popliteal spaces are crossed to the turnbelow the knees and a second circular turn is made there, this BANDAGING 105 turn overlapping the previous one by two-thirds and ascendingtoward the knees by one-third of its width. These circular turnsare repeated, first one above and then one below the knees until
The operating room and the patient; a manual of pre- and post-operative treatment . crossed by the roller and a circular turn is made around both thethighs, this turn overlapping the previous turn by two-thirds anddescending toward the knees by one-third of the width of thebandage. Again, the popliteal spaces are crossed to the turnbelow the knees and a second circular turn is made there, this BANDAGING 105 turn overlapping the previous one by two-thirds and ascendingtoward the knees by one-third of its width. These circular turnsare repeated, first one above and then one below the knees untilthe parts are completely covered. Finally, to complete the band-age, the roller is passed from the posterior surface between thethighs to the anterior surface of the bandage, over this to be-tween the legs, and so posteriorly to emerge between the thighs,and is fastened on the anterior surface. Reversed Spiral Bandage of the Lower Extremity.—One of thefoot bandages is first applied. Instead of ending the foot band-age at the ankle, the roller (Fig. 82) is carried up the leg by. -Reversed spiral bandage of the lower ) (Fowlers means of spiral or spiral reversed turns, according to the con-formation of the part, until the knee is reached; here the bandagemay be ended with a few circular turns, or, with the leg in theextended position, it may be continued on up the thigh to thegroin, and either end there or a spica of the groin be added foradditional security. If it is desired to allow the patients kneeto remain in a flexed position, the figure-of-8 bandage of the kneetakes the place of the spiral or spiral reversed turns in that Figure-of-8 Bandage of the Leg.—If the leg is fairlywell nourished this is the best bandage to use (Fig. 38) Firstapply one of the foot bandages, then ascend the leg by means ofspiral turns until these can no longer be made to lie Smoothly;here the figure-of-8 turns begin. The bandage is carried ob-liquely upward and aro
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