. Orthopaedic surgery for students and general practitioners : preliminary considerations and diseases of the spine : 114 original illustrations. th the spreader in con-tact with the pulley and the weight on the floor, thus havingthe disadvantages of confinement in bed with none of thebenefits hoped for. (Fig. 6.) With the Bradford bed frame the patient can be fixed onhis back and in the case of the hip, traction can be made con-stantly in any desired direction. These rectangular frames are made of gas pipe, varyingin size with the patient, and are oblong and quadrilateral,being joined at the
. Orthopaedic surgery for students and general practitioners : preliminary considerations and diseases of the spine : 114 original illustrations. th the spreader in con-tact with the pulley and the weight on the floor, thus havingthe disadvantages of confinement in bed with none of thebenefits hoped for. (Fig. 6.) With the Bradford bed frame the patient can be fixed onhis back and in the case of the hip, traction can be made con-stantly in any desired direction. These rectangular frames are made of gas pipe, varyingin size with the patient, and are oblong and quadrilateral,being joined at the corners by elbows. When completethey are covered by two twill cotton covers which lace bymeans of eyelets on the under surface and can be changedwhen soiled. Crossed straps of webbing which pass over theshoulder and under the axilla on each side and then around Ibid. 30 ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, the frame, like military cross straps immobilize the pelvis is fixed also by a webbing strap, which passesover it and around the frame. The frames to be satisfactory should fit the patient andcan readily be made by any plumber. They should be. Fig. 6. Bradford Bed Frame. four inches (10 cm.) longer than the patient and two inches(5 cm.) broader than the patients shoulders. These twodimensions will give the desired size for the frame. Then tomake !the frame covers, measure from the top of the patientshead to the tuberosities of the ischium for the length of the SURGICAL SUPPLIES, INSTRUMENTS, ETC. 31 upper frame cover and have it If times as wide as the an interval of four inches (10 cm.), then measure tobottom of the frame for the lower cover and make it alsoIf times as wide as the frame. Along the edges, which areto go underneath the frame, there should be a double row ofstitching and strong eyelets put in by a tent or interval of four inches between the upper and lowerframe covers is left, so that a bed pan can be slipped underthe frame, when needed, w
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