. Minor surgery and bandaging, including the treatment of fractures and dislocations .. . k. Use.—This bandage is employed to hold dressings tothe upper posterior portion of the thigh, or the buttock. , Figure-of-eight Bandage of the Knee. Roller Two and a Half Inches in Width, Five Yards in Length. Application.—The initial extremity of the roller isplaced upon the thigh three inches above the patella andsecured by two or three circular turns; then conduct thebandage over the outer condyle of the femur across thepopliteal space to the inner border of the tibia and around FIGURE-OF-EIGHT BANDAG
. Minor surgery and bandaging, including the treatment of fractures and dislocations .. . k. Use.—This bandage is employed to hold dressings tothe upper posterior portion of the thigh, or the buttock. , Figure-of-eight Bandage of the Knee. Roller Two and a Half Inches in Width, Five Yards in Length. Application.—The initial extremity of the roller isplaced upon the thigh three inches above the patella andsecured by two or three circular turns; then conduct thebandage over the outer condyle of the femur across thepopliteal space to the inner border of the tibia and around FIGURE-OF-EIGHT BANDAGE OF KNEE. 77 the anterior surface below the tubercle and head of thefibula, and make one circular turn ; the roller should thenbe carried obliquely across the popliteal space to the innercondyle of the femur, crossing the previous turn; thencarry it around the front of the thigh to the outer condyle ;repeat these turns, ascending toward the knee from theleg and descending from the thigh toward the knee, andfinish the bandage by a circular turn over the patella.(Fig. 66.) Fig. Figure-of-eight bandage of the knee. Use.—This bandage is employed to hold dressings tothe knee-joint either anteriorly or posteriorly. Thesefigure-of-eight turns are often employed in covering theknee in applying the spiral reversed bandage of the lowerextremity when it is desired that the patient be allowed tobend the knee. Figure-of-eight Bandage of Both Knees. Holler Two and a Half Inches in Width, Seven Yards in Length. Application.—Place the knees of the patient togetherwith a compress between them ; then place the initial ex- 78 REGIONAL BANDAGES. tremity of the roller upon one thigh, about three inchesabove the patella, and secure it by one or two circularturns around both thighs; then conduct the roller fromthe outer condyle of the femur obliquely across the pop-liteal spaces of both legs to the head of the fibula on theopposite side, making a circular turn around both legs; Fig. 67.
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