The operating room and the patient; a manual of pre- and post-operative treatment . Fig. 107.—^French saw for the removal of plaster-of-Paris casts. This is desirable when the plaster is applied soon after thereceipt of a fracture, as it allows somewhat for swelling and alsoallows of the cast being sprung apart by the hands in caseswelling becomes more pronounced. The cast thus cut down 128 OPERATIXG ROOM AXD THE PATIENT is held in place by a gauze bandage. If it be c-ut down when itsperiod of usefulness is past, the projecting ends of the adhesive. Fig. lOS.—Saws for the removal of plaster-of
The operating room and the patient; a manual of pre- and post-operative treatment . Fig. 107.—^French saw for the removal of plaster-of-Paris casts. This is desirable when the plaster is applied soon after thereceipt of a fracture, as it allows somewhat for swelling and alsoallows of the cast being sprung apart by the hands in caseswelling becomes more pronounced. The cast thus cut down 128 OPERATIXG ROOM AXD THE PATIENT is held in place by a gauze bandage. If it be c-ut down when itsperiod of usefulness is past, the projecting ends of the adhesive. Fig. lOS.—Saws for the removal of plaster-of-Paris casts. plaster strip serve as a guide to the line along .which to cut, andguard the skin against injury from the instrument instruments have been devised (Figs. 106, 107, 108, 109)
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