. St. Louis courier of medicine. of an in-knee forwhich we wish to make a straighter leather brace, the mold,after being pointed up, is cut into on the inner side of theknee, a V-shaped piece is sawed out, extending to near thecenter, and a straight cut (sawed) made into the outer side,just opposite the first cut. Small isthmuses of the plastermold being left in front and at the back steady the upper andlower pieces, preserving their relation. The mold is straight-ened and the gap made on the outer side, bridged over withwet plaster bandage wrapped around the knee, sufficient, when Steele.—The
. St. Louis courier of medicine. of an in-knee forwhich we wish to make a straighter leather brace, the mold,after being pointed up, is cut into on the inner side of theknee, a V-shaped piece is sawed out, extending to near thecenter, and a straight cut (sawed) made into the outer side,just opposite the first cut. Small isthmuses of the plastermold being left in front and at the back steady the upper andlower pieces, preserving their relation. The mold is straight-ened and the gap made on the outer side, bridged over withwet plaster bandage wrapped around the knee, sufficient, when Steele.—The Leather Splint-Brace. 49 set, to firmly hold the parts (figures 2 and 3). The lower dis-tal end is tied over with a piece of cloth and the mold keptupright while being filled with soft plaster, a bundle of stoutwire being previously introduced, extending from end to end,without this the cast would be too fragil to work safely. Whenthe plaster is well set the mold is removed with care, lest thecast be broken while still Fig. 2. Fig. 3. In the case of a flexed knee, the V-shaped piece wouldbe sawed from the front of the joint and the straight cut madeat the back, and thus the mold straightened. The cast, whether of trunk or limb, is now thoroughlydried, possibly in a ventilated oven or over a furnace, and shouldnot be further used until dried through and through, whichmay be known by its dry feel when cool and by its loss ofweight. It is well to remember that too intense heat will dis-integrate the plaster, rendering it friable. [to be concluded]. EDITORIAL. TO OUR READERS. The unwritten law of custom demands of a new medical journala reason for its existence, the profession, a platform of its principles,and its friends a horoscope of its future. The St. Louis Courier of Medicine is not a new journal, ithas had a vigorous life history in the past and, during the ten years ofits existence, from its inception, January i, 1879, until January 1,1889, when its publication, f
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