New elements of operative surgery . tach the base of a triangle-foldedhandkerchief about the upper part {la racine) of the thigh. Thepoint of this handkerchief, raised and fixed to the pelvic cincture,(Fig. 124,) enables us to cover all the portions of the dressing whichwe wish to support, either in front of the groin, opposite the greattrochanter, or on the breech. If we are treating ulcers, wounds,{pieties) or injuries, (blessures.) of the region of the sacrum, the tri-angle, fixed by its base around the pelvis, and brought back by itspoint between the thighs, (Fig. 125,) and up to the pubis
New elements of operative surgery . tach the base of a triangle-foldedhandkerchief about the upper part {la racine) of the thigh. Thepoint of this handkerchief, raised and fixed to the pelvic cincture,(Fig. 124,) enables us to cover all the portions of the dressing whichwe wish to support, either in front of the groin, opposite the greattrochanter, or on the breech. If we are treating ulcers, wounds,{pieties) or injuries, (blessures.) of the region of the sacrum, the tri-angle, fixed by its base around the pelvis, and brought back by itspoint between the thighs, (Fig. 125,) and up to the pubis, wouldfulfil every indication. Article VIII.—Bandages for Amputations. After amputations of the limbs, we have often occasion forbandages that are purely containing, and of dressings that will PROVISIONAL DRESSING FOR FRACTURES. 197 prevent any motion of the stump. The handkercliief, folded as atriangle, may serve for this double indication. If it is an amputation of the arm, for example, we pass a cravat (Fig. 124.) (Fig. 125.).
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