Minor surgery, or, Hints on the every-day duties of the surgeon . MINOR SURGERY. 229 by Hartshorne, or that of Hagerdon modified byProf. Gibson, are almost the only ones employed,though we occasionally see the plan of Amesbury,and of Prof. Nathan R. Smith, in use, in specialcases. In fractures of the neck of the femur, es-pecially in old persons, it is generally sufficient tolay the limb bent on itself, on a double-inclined Fig. plane, as that of Sir Charles Bell, or we may usethe method of Dupuy tren, in which a double-inclinedplane is formed by cushions of different sizes cover-ed by a
Minor surgery, or, Hints on the every-day duties of the surgeon . MINOR SURGERY. 229 by Hartshorne, or that of Hagerdon modified byProf. Gibson, are almost the only ones employed,though we occasionally see the plan of Amesbury,and of Prof. Nathan R. Smith, in use, in specialcases. In fractures of the neck of the femur, es-pecially in old persons, it is generally sufficient tolay the limb bent on itself, on a double-inclined Fig. plane, as that of Sir Charles Bell, or we may usethe method of Dupuy tren, in which a double-inclinedplane is formed by cushions of different sizes cover-ed by a common sheet. dupuvtrens plane. Application. — Three or four cushions, decreas-ing iu size from below upward, are placed underthe ham; the rest of the cushions are so disposedas to form a double-inclined plane. The thigh ismade to repose upon that plane which correspondsto it, while the leg in a state of flexion rests uponthe other; and the limb is maintained in this position20 230 MINOR SURGERY. by means of a sheet folded like a cravat, thecentral part of which should embrace the foot,while the extremities are attached to the sides ofthe bed. Simple, however, as this is, the plan usually pur-sued with us is moreso,andanswersequallyas\ consists in doubling an ordinary pillow onitself, and placing it under the ham and leg, thusmaking a plane of the simplest kind, and giving,by the addition of a band to fix the foot,
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