A treatise on orthopedic surgery . deformity and subluxation at theknee. Counterpressure is ap-plied over the lower extremity ofthe femur. Subluxation is pre-vented during the forcible cor-rection by means of the screw andstrap beneath the head of thetibia, by which it is drawn for-ward. TUBEBCULOUS DISEASE OF THE KNEE-JOINT. 433 tion are these: its anterior part is flattened to conform to thesurface of the gioin; its posterior segment is expanded to ac-commodate the thickness of the buttock; the antero-posterior in-clination adjusts it to the tuberosity of the ischium. The lateralinclination
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . deformity and subluxation at theknee. Counterpressure is ap-plied over the lower extremity ofthe femur. Subluxation is pre-vented during the forcible cor-rection by means of the screw andstrap beneath the head of thetibia, by which it is drawn for-ward. TUBEBCULOUS DISEASE OF THE KNEE-JOINT. 433 tion are these: its anterior part is flattened to conform to thesurface of the gioin; its posterior segment is expanded to ac-commodate the thickness of the buttock; the antero-posterior in-clination adjusts it to the tuberosity of the ischium. The lateralinclination follows the line of Pouparts ligament from the innerto the outer bar, which in order to assure better support and lesspressure, rises above the level of the trochanter major. Tig. 298. Fig. The Thomas knee-splint, showingthe inner bar B placed farther to thefront than the outer bar C; A is thelowest part of the ring; upon thisrests the tuberosity of the ischium. The ring of the Thomas knee-splintafter padding. (Ridlon.) The ring is made somewhat larger than the thigh to allow forpadding with felt. This should be thicker on the inner andposterior surface, where the weight is borne, than on the ante-rior and outer part. The padded ring is then smoothly coveredwith basil leather. As used at the Hospital for Ruptured andCrippled, the brace is made from two to three inches longer thanthe leg, to serve as a stilt like the hip splint. To the foot-piecetwo straps are attached on either side to provide for traction on thelimb and to hold the brace securely in its place. A band of leather28 434 OBTEOPEDIC SUSGEBY. is drawn between the bars at the npper third and another at thelower third of the brace to serve as supports for the thigh andcalf, i\.dhesive plasters, reaching from th
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