. The Richmond and Louisville medical journal . according to thelength of the patients neck. Theiron bar is suspended from theceiling by means of a compoundpulley through which gradual ex-tension can be made until the pa-tient is drawn up so that the feetswing clear from the floor. Previous to suspension, how-ever, a thin flexible leaden stripshould be laid upon the spinous processes for the entirelength of the spinal column, and bent into all the sinuosities,so that it may take a perfect outline of the deformity. Thisstrip is then laid upon paper and its outline marked with ink,and we have a
. The Richmond and Louisville medical journal . according to thelength of the patients neck. Theiron bar is suspended from theceiling by means of a compoundpulley through which gradual ex-tension can be made until the pa-tient is drawn up so that the feetswing clear from the floor. Previous to suspension, how-ever, a thin flexible leaden stripshould be laid upon the spinous processes for the entirelength of the spinal column, and bent into all the sinuosities,so that it may take a perfect outline of the deformity. Thisstrip is then laid upon paper and its outline marked with ink,and we have a perfect mathematical outline of the irregulartiesalong the spinal column. After the patient has been suspended,the same leaden strip should again be applied along the spinousprocesses, as in the first instance, and another pattern madeupon paper by the side of the first. Now we have a means by which comparison can be made,and we are able to determine exactly what changes have takenplace in the curve. The shirt, which should be woven or knit 2. 414 potts disease. without seams, and tightly fitting the body, is next pulled downand an opening made in front and rear, through which a rib-bon or piece of bandage is passed for the purpose of holding inplace a handkerchief placed in the perineum, and at the sametime making the shirt fit the hips exactly; for the tighter theshirt fits, the less number of wrinkles there will be in it. Theroller bandages, previously prepared, are now set on end in avessel containing sufficient depth of water to cover them en-tirely, and, at first, bubbles of gas will escape through thewater freely. When the bubbles cease to escape, the bandagesare ready for use. Then taking a roller in the hand, andsqueezing it gently so as to remove all surplus water, commencejust around the smallest part of the body, going to the crest ofthe ilium and a little below it, and lay it around the bodysmoothly, but do not draw upon it at all; simply unroll thebandage with one
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