Modern surgery, general and operative . ercussion with a mallet. Barker has recently advocatedBiers treatment for ununited fracture. I have never used it for purulentaffections of large joints, a condition in which Bier finds it highly useful(Bier andBaetzner, in Practitioner, Jan., 1912). He empties the joint with atrocar, washes it with carbolic solution, puts on dressing, but does not retains the band from twenty to twenty-two hours a day. As soon as acutesymptoms subside he uses hot air. The reduction of the daily period of hyper-emia is brought about gradually before subst
Modern surgery, general and operative . ercussion with a mallet. Barker has recently advocatedBiers treatment for ununited fracture. I have never used it for purulentaffections of large joints, a condition in which Bier finds it highly useful(Bier andBaetzner, in Practitioner, Jan., 1912). He empties the joint with atrocar, washes it with carbolic solution, puts on dressing, but does not retains the band from twenty to twenty-two hours a day. As soon as acutesymptoms subside he uses hot air. The reduction of the daily period of hyper-emia is brought about gradually before substituting hot air. I have seen verygratifying results from the Bier treatment of gonorrheal joints. I beHevethat this treatment gives the best chance of cure without deformity and with 114 Inflammation retained function. It is valuable for joint tuberculosis, although very numer-ous brief applications are necessary. It is beneficial for thecitis, areas of sup-puration after incision, and chilblains. Waterhouse suggests its use to prevent. Fig. 56.—The simplest formof suction glass. The rubberbulb is attached directly tothe glass. This glass is usedin the treatment of furunclesof smaller size and sinuses(Meyer and Schmieden).
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