. Postoperative treatment; an epitome of the general management of postoperative care and treatment of surgical cases as practised by prominent American and European surgeons. ?~x/ i % Fig. i8. ?Gibsons (Wharton.) Fig. 19.—Modified Bartons Bandage.—(Wharton.) or three turns of a wide roller bandage around the thorax, includingthe arm; then pass the bandage from the free axilla behind to thefixed shoulder, passing over this shoulder from behind forward; carry the bandage around the point of theelbow and then upward behind thesame shoulder over its summit down-ward in front to the free
. Postoperative treatment; an epitome of the general management of postoperative care and treatment of surgical cases as practised by prominent American and European surgeons. ?~x/ i % Fig. i8. ?Gibsons (Wharton.) Fig. 19.—Modified Bartons Bandage.—(Wharton.) or three turns of a wide roller bandage around the thorax, includingthe arm; then pass the bandage from the free axilla behind to thefixed shoulder, passing over this shoulder from behind forward; carry the bandage around the point of theelbow and then upward behind thesame shoulder over its summit down-ward in front to the free axilla, thencircularly around the chest, alternat-ing these turns until the entire armand chest are included (Fig. 20).All these methods may be modifiedto meet special indications. The triangular or folded hand-kerchief bandage is made by foldinga square piece of muslin or gauzeinto a triangle. This can be applied Fig. 20.—Spica Bandage Applied over a bulky dressing of the handfor Operations on Shoulder . . . or Clavicle. or amputation-stump by placing the. ADJUNCTS OR AIDS IN POSTOPERATIVE TREATMENT. 127 base of the triangle at a right angle to the limb and folding the apexover its extremity, and securing it by wrapping the two extremities ofthe base snugly around the limb and tying them. This bandage mayalso be employed on the head. The T-bandage is used for dressings applied to the perineum, thehorizontal arm encircling the trunk, the perpendicular arm passingbetween the thighs from behind upward and fastened to the front of thebody portion. The Elizabeth Trotter many-tailed abdominal bandage, asrecommended by Brockman,is applied as follows: Unrollthe bandage enough so themiddle strip will come justunder spine and parallel withit, then let each end drop overthe side of the table as it un-rolls. Begin at the top on oneside and bring the upper tailacross body at a slight anglewith the body, then bring thetop one from the opposite sideover and across it at sameangle. Then
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