The treatment of fractures . ilium, be placed upon a properly fitting Bradford this frame, and in no other way, can the patient be com-fortably nursed. The bed-pan can be adjusted with ease andwithout disturbing the fracture. The bed can be most readilychanged and the patient kept clean and comfortable. If it isprobable that movements of the hip-joints cause motion at theseat of the fracture, the thighs should be fixed so as to immobilizethese joints. If the patient is on a Bradford frame, sufficientimmobilization is easily accomplished by encircling the thighsseparately or together
The treatment of fractures . ilium, be placed upon a properly fitting Bradford this frame, and in no other way, can the patient be com-fortably nursed. The bed-pan can be adjusted with ease andwithout disturbing the fracture. The bed can be most readilychanged and the patient kept clean and comfortable. If it isprobable that movements of the hip-joints cause motion at theseat of the fracture, the thighs should be fixed so as to immobilizethese joints. If the patient is on a Bradford frame, sufficientimmobilization is easily accomplished by encircling the thighsseparately or together and the frame with a towel of the limbs by weight and pulley may be needed in 102 FRACTURES OF THE PELVIS addition in certain cases to secure immobilization of the or suture of the fractured bones may be entertained andpractised. Wiring is indicated if comminution or displacementof fragments is great. Visceral Lesions.—Associated with fractures of the pelvis New bone atseat of • Sacro-iliac synchondrosis. pig, no.—Fracture of rami of pubes; fracture and separation at sacro-iliac synchondrosis;much displacement; bony union (Warren Museum).
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