A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . been used, a complete ringof ulceration below the knee, and another as complete around the footand ankle. The limb was twice girdled, and yet the surgeon thoughthe was performing a duty for the omission of which he would scarcelyhave been regarded as excusable. 1 Elements of Surgery, by John Syng Dorsey, vol. i, p. 181. Philadelphia, 1813. 494 FRACTURES OF THE TIBIA AND FIBULA. Jarviss adjuster, a still more mischievous, inasmuch as it is a morepowerful instrument, operating in a similar manner, has been produc-tive of like consequences; but


A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . been used, a complete ringof ulceration below the knee, and another as complete around the footand ankle. The limb was twice girdled, and yet the surgeon thoughthe was performing a duty for the omission of which he would scarcelyhave been regarded as excusable. 1 Elements of Surgery, by John Syng Dorsey, vol. i, p. 181. Philadelphia, 1813. 494 FRACTURES OF THE TIBIA AND FIBULA. Jarviss adjuster, a still more mischievous, inasmuch as it is a morepowerful instrument, operating in a similar manner, has been produc-tive of like consequences; but Jarviss adjuster is liable to the addi-tional objection that by its great weight it drags off the limb, turningthe toes outwards, an objection which no care or diligence can generallyovercome. I could wish that neither of these appliances would ever again beimpressed into the service of broken legs. Neill, of Philadelphia, and others have sought to overcome some ofthe difficulties in the way of making extension in fractures of the legs, Fig. John Neills apparatus for fractures of the leg requiring extension and counter-extension. by substituting adhesive plaster for the usual extending or counter-extending bands. Says Dr. Neill: For simple fractures of both bones of the leg, at-tended with shortening and deformity not easily overcome, the limbshould be placed in a long fracture-box with sides extending as highas the middle of the thigh, and a pillow should be used for compresses. The counter-extension is made by strips of adhesive plaster, oneinch and a half in breadth, secured on each side of the leg below the Fig. 227.


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