New elements of operative surgery . then, by means of the cinc-ture, we fasten it around the body ; the two sub-crural branchesare then passed into the sub-ischiatic groove, then on the side ofthe great trochanter, and fastened by a bow^-knot, or by the aid ofbuttons, to the cincture of the bandage near the hip. This manner of applying the suspensory has, in a great number ofcases, the inconvenience of pressing or crowding the scrotum to-wards the anus, or against the upper part of the thighs. I havealso been in the habit, as practised also by other surgeons, whenthere is nothing to be done bu
New elements of operative surgery . then, by means of the cinc-ture, we fasten it around the body ; the two sub-crural branchesare then passed into the sub-ischiatic groove, then on the side ofthe great trochanter, and fastened by a bow^-knot, or by the aid ofbuttons, to the cincture of the bandage near the hip. This manner of applying the suspensory has, in a great number ofcases, the inconvenience of pressing or crowding the scrotum to-wards the anus, or against the upper part of the thighs. I havealso been in the habit, as practised also by other surgeons, whenthere is nothing to be done but merely to support the scrotum, andthere is no particular indication to the contrary, to bring the sub-crural bandages forward along the groins, (Fig. 108,) in place ofmaking them pass behind. In this manner the testicles are keptgently suspended, and free from all traction or painful compression. When the dressing is for wounds, the arrangement of the suspen-sory is difficult. In that case, in fact, it is convenient to give to it. 174 KEW ELEMENTS OF OPERATIVE SURGERY. sometimes the form of a triangular or square piece of linen slightlyhollowed out, while at other times it must represent a sort of childs bonnet, or a purse, of greater or(^s- ^8.) less depth. It is rare, also, that they are well made in hospitals,and we often find ourselves obligedto substitute extemporary band-ages for them. When we have only to supportthe scrotum, to prevent its becom-ing fatigued or involved in disease,we genera,lly find in the shops sus-pensories that answer sufficientlywell, some being of hemp cloth, lin-en, or cotton, others of ca,outchouc,or even leather, or in form of a bag-net or truncheon, {de tricot.) Theonly inconvenience of these suspen-sories, is that of their presenting a harder border than the rest of thedressing, and which often irritates the parts in the manner of a sometimes replace the suspensory by a long compress, whichembraces the scrotum under its middle part, a
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