. A Reference handbook of the medical sciences embracing the entire range of scientific and practical medicine and allied science . Falielit uu Ward WuKU, UU Ai lan^eimiil fur liXiiliill and Trattiuu. 279- REFERENCE HANDBOOK OF THE ItfEDICAL SCIENCES. (a) The amount of weight to be used should vary ac-cording to the case; the patients sensation may betrusted in a measure. In cases of severe spasm as niucli as twenty poundswill be found to bewell borne in lightcases, and in smallchildren four or fivejinunds will be or-dinarily sufficient. (b) the readiestcounter - extendingfo
. A Reference handbook of the medical sciences embracing the entire range of scientific and practical medicine and allied science . Falielit uu Ward WuKU, UU Ai lan^eimiil fur liXiiliill and Trattiuu. 279- REFERENCE HANDBOOK OF THE ItfEDICAL SCIENCES. (a) The amount of weight to be used should vary ac-cording to the case; the patients sensation may betrusted in a measure. In cases of severe spasm as niucli as twenty poundswill be found to bewell borne in lightcases, and in smallchildren four or fivejinunds will be or-dinarily sufficient. (b) the readiestcounter - extendingforce is the weightof the body em-ployed by raisingthe foot of the bedfive or six inches,and causing a ten-dency of the bodyto slide in a direc-tion opposite to theextending force. Aperineal strap orstraps attached toa weight and pul-ley, or fastened tothe head of the bed,mav be used. ((?) The bestway to obtainthe hold uponthe limb for anextending forceis by means ofadhesive plasterapplied as is in-dicated in the accompanying diagram. It should beapplied firmly to the thigii above the knee, so as to se-cure efficient traction upo
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