A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . her methods, which will pre-sently be described, are in most cases equally valuable and in somecases manifestly preferable. The method recommended by Pott is as follows:—A splint is constructed, made of a thin piece of board, long enoughto extend from a little above the knee to a point two inches beyondthe sole of the foot, about seven inches in width, and reaching for-wards at the lower end, so as to support the foot. This splint is tobe covered heavily with cotton batting, in order that it may fit all theinequalities of the outer side of t
A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . her methods, which will pre-sently be described, are in most cases equally valuable and in somecases manifestly preferable. The method recommended by Pott is as follows:—A splint is constructed, made of a thin piece of board, long enoughto extend from a little above the knee to a point two inches beyondthe sole of the foot, about seven inches in width, and reaching for-wards at the lower end, so as to support the foot. This splint is tobe covered heavily with cotton batting, in order that it may fit all theinequalities of the outer side of the leg and foot, taking, however,especial care that there should be a depression at a point correspond-ing to the external malleolus, so deep as that even when the limb isbound down to the splint the malleolus shall not touch. The splintwith its padding must then be covered with cotton cloth neatly sewedon. The remaining splint may be made of leather, binders board, felt,or gutta-percha; but in either case it need not extend higher than Fie. Long splint for treatment of a fracture of the leg in Potts position. the bend of the knee or lower than the upper margin of the malleolusinternus, unless the fracture should be near one of these extremities;and in case it does extend lower, the same precautions must be takento protect the malleolus internus from pressure. Whichever also ofthe materials is employed, the splint never ought to be applied directlyto the skin, but a thin pad made of a few layers of cotton sheetingcovered with cotton cloth must be laid underneath. It is seldom that I have found it necessary or useful to apply anybandages directly to the skin, whatever form of apparatus has been 460 FEAOTUEES OF THE TIBIA AND FIBULA. employed, but in certain cases of compound fractures, where dressingshave been applied which needed support and protection, a bandagehas been of service. The roller, unless the patient is a child, whoselimb can be easily lifted and managed, i
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