. A manual of operative surgery . tre of thetable ; thus the pelvis can be raised for operations upon thebladder. The Trendelenburg movement is obtained by meansof a wheel and screw, and can be accurately adjusted. Fig. i in Plate IX. shows the table fixed, the wheels beingput out of action by the levers being vertical. It now rests onfour metal legs, which project between each pair of two foot-rests have been inserted. The table is perfectlysteady, and is now as used in most operations, the patientbeing supine and no special part raised. Fig. 2 shows the two foot-rests removed and
. A manual of operative surgery . tre of thetable ; thus the pelvis can be raised for operations upon thebladder. The Trendelenburg movement is obtained by meansof a wheel and screw, and can be accurately adjusted. Fig. i in Plate IX. shows the table fixed, the wheels beingput out of action by the levers being vertical. It now rests onfour metal legs, which project between each pair of two foot-rests have been inserted. The table is perfectlysteady, and is now as used in most operations, the patientbeing supine and no special part raised. Fig. 2 shows the two foot-rests removed and on the lower portion of the table, on which the thighs of the patientrest, is raised by screw action. The table is floating — levers are down which place it on wheels. These latterwork on pivots, so that the table can be turned at once in anyposition. The wheels are of rubber-covered metal. Fig. 3 illustrates how the Trendelenburg position is obtained,and also how one leg of the patient may be raised, the other. FIG. TABLE AS USED IN ORDINARY POSITIONS.{London Hospital.)
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