A treatise on orthopedic surgery . Fig. The alcohol lamp and for active congestion. (Bier.) The application of passive congestion:A, the alternate point for the applica-tion of the bandage, in order to avoidatrophy from continuous pressure. Bjthe rubber bandage. (Bier.) cientlj to interfere with the return of the venous blood, but notwith the arterial supply. The congestion may be localized if desirable by bandagingthe limb firmly with flannel or other somewhat elastic materialup to the lower margin of the joint. This is however notessential and in treating disease of the up
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . Fig. The alcohol lamp and for active congestion. (Bier.) The application of passive congestion:A, the alternate point for the applica-tion of the bandage, in order to avoidatrophy from continuous pressure. Bjthe rubber bandage. (Bier.) cientlj to interfere with the return of the venous blood, but notwith the arterial supply. The congestion may be localized if desirable by bandagingthe limb firmly with flannel or other somewhat elastic materialup to the lower margin of the joint. This is however notessential and in treating disease of the upper extremity in whichthe finger joints are stiffened or in which the muscles are 266 OBTHOPEDIC SUEGEBY. atrophied and contracted, the congestion of the entire extremityis indicated. When properly applied the joint becomes swollenand dark red in color. The local temperature is raised. Thisis what Bier calls hot congestion, as distinct from oedema (coldcongestion), that would result if the rubber bandage were ap-plied so tight as to constric
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