The treatment of fractures . -Fracture of the thigh. Completed apparatus as in figure 397, and in addition a lonjoutside T-spliut, straps, and swathe. Weights Fig. 399.—Fracture of the thigh. Completed apparatus with hed elevated. The outsidesplint is broad and without the T foot-piece. The swathe is very snugly applied. steadily to the outside splint by two or three straps (see ). The assistant, making extension, exchanges his tractionfor that of the weight and pulley. The foot of the bed is raisedupon blocks or bricks, in order to provide the counterextensionby means of the
The treatment of fractures . -Fracture of the thigh. Completed apparatus as in figure 397, and in addition a lonjoutside T-spliut, straps, and swathe. Weights Fig. 399.—Fracture of the thigh. Completed apparatus with hed elevated. The outsidesplint is broad and without the T foot-piece. The swathe is very snugly applied. steadily to the outside splint by two or three straps (see ). The assistant, making extension, exchanges his tractionfor that of the weight and pulley. The foot of the bed is raisedupon blocks or bricks, in order to provide the counterextensionby means of the weight of the body. The heel is protected fromundue pressure by a ring. The foot is kept at a right angle withthe leg (see Figs. 400, 401). The sand-bags are laid along the 292 FRACTURES OF THE FEMUR inner and outer sides of the limb to add greater steadiness to theapparatus. The cradle is placed over the foot and leg. Throughout the course of the treatment of a fracture of the
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