A practical and systematic treatise on fractures and dislocations . of the limb, using a fracture box, asit is called, or a contrivance made of boards to reach alongthe sides of the leg, a bottom piece, a foot piece which isnailed to the bottom and side pieces, and a movable foot pieceto which the gaiter, handkerchief, or the side strips of the ad-hesive application, are tied. If the double inclined plane beused, counter-extension may be left to the weight of the thighand body, and extension made by lashing the foot to the mov-able foot-piece of the ^, and then drawing it steadilydow
A practical and systematic treatise on fractures and dislocations . of the limb, using a fracture box, asit is called, or a contrivance made of boards to reach alongthe sides of the leg, a bottom piece, a foot piece which isnailed to the bottom and side pieces, and a movable foot pieceto which the gaiter, handkerchief, or the side strips of the ad-hesive application, are tied. If the double inclined plane beused, counter-extension may be left to the weight of the thighand body, and extension made by lashing the foot to the mov-able foot-piece of the ^, and then drawing it steadilydownwards by turning the screws, or by other means em-ployed to accomplish the same object. To describe all the in-ventions and improvements of this kind introduced to thenotice of the profession, would require more space than canbe granted in a work of this kind. The accompanying cutrepresents an apparatus for making extension and counter-extension below the knee. The foot is fastened to the mov-able foot-piece by means of a gaiter; and the couuter-extend- FiG. 97. 1, Side of fracture box; 2, bottom of fracture box; 3, movable foot-piece; 4, wooden screws to adjust foot-piece; 5, gaiter ; 6, belt of leather encircling the leg below the knee, for counter-extending force; 7, hooped rod to sustain the force. ing force is obtained by means of a piece of sole leather whichis laced together after encircling the leg just below the tapes extend from holes or loops in the upper edge ofthe leather band, to an iron rod, which is hooped, and has itstwo ends secured to the upper extremity of the box,—thehoop is made adjustable by means of a couple of w^ire loopsdriven into the upper ends of the sides of the box. The same 282 Fractures. principle is applied to every apparatus of tlie kind, thouglimany of these contrivances vary in general characteristics. It is not necessary to employ a complicated apparatus totreat successfully fractures of both bones of the leg. The ex-tending st
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