. Minor surgery and bandaging; including the treatment of fractures and dislocations, the ligation of arteries, amputations, excisions and resections, intestinal anastomosis, operations upon nerves and tendons, tracheotomy, intubation of the larynx, e held in position by turnsof a roller-bandage beginning at the fingers and carried up to the shoulder, and fin-Fig. 265. ished with a few spica-of- the-shoulder turns (). If there is greatoverlapping of the frag-ments producing markedshortening, the patientshould be kept in bedand the elbow flexed, andweight or elastic extensionmade b
. Minor surgery and bandaging; including the treatment of fractures and dislocations, the ligation of arteries, amputations, excisions and resections, intestinal anastomosis, operations upon nerves and tendons, tracheotomy, intubation of the larynx, e held in position by turnsof a roller-bandage beginning at the fingers and carried up to the shoulder, and fin-Fig. 265. ished with a few spica-of- the-shoulder turns (). If there is greatoverlapping of the frag-ments producing markedshortening, the patientshould be kept in bedand the elbow flexed, andweight or elastic extensionmade by adhesive stripsapplied to the arm, shortcoaptation splints also be-ing applied. If the patientis treated as a walkingcase, the same result canbe accomplished with abag of shot or weight fast-ened to the arm so as tohang below the elbow (). The arm is sup-ported by a sling appliedat the wrist, and sometimesfor additional security thearm is bound to the side ofthe body by spiral turns ofa bandage carried aroundthe arm and chest. The after-treatment of these fracturesas regards the removal and renewal of the dressings is thesame as in cases of fracture of the upper portion of thehumerus; the dressings should be retained for five or Weight extension in fracture of theshaft of the humerus. FRACTURES OF THE HUMERUS. 369 Fig. 266.
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