. The science and art of surgery, embracing minor and operative surgery. Comp. from standard allopathic authorities, and adapted to homoeopathic therapeutics, with a general history of surgery from the earliest periods to the present time .. . tants. If the lower fragment of the broken bone isdrawn inward the pad is placed in the axilla with its thick endup. If the upper fragment is drawn inward its position isreversed. If there is but little deviation of the fragments thepad may be omitted and its place filled by a well-padded all cases the parts should be well washed with soap and
. The science and art of surgery, embracing minor and operative surgery. Comp. from standard allopathic authorities, and adapted to homoeopathic therapeutics, with a general history of surgery from the earliest periods to the present time .. . tants. If the lower fragment of the broken bone isdrawn inward the pad is placed in the axilla with its thick endup. If the upper fragment is drawn inward its position isreversed. If there is but little deviation of the fragments thepad may be omitted and its place filled by a well-padded all cases the parts should be well washed with soap and waterbefore the splints are put on, and whenever they are removed,otherwise, the retained perspiration may cause an intolerable itch-ing and tempt the patient to loosen the bandages in order toscratch the parts. The arm is now. secured to the side of theFig, 308. chest by a few cir- cular turns of theroller, as shown inFig. 308. The wristis supported in asling, the elbow leftfree, that by itsweight it may pre-vent overlapping ofthe fragments andprevent shorteningof the limb. Careshould be taken toprevent false anchy-losis of the elbowjoint, and passivemotion institutedabout the end of theFirm union may be usually expected in about five. FA view of the Dressing for Fracture of the Sur-gical Neck of the Humerus as applied to the body. Thedotted lines show the apparatus inside the turns of theroller which binds the arm to the body. A The pad inthe axilla. 2, 3, 4. The splints in position, as previouslyseen in Fig. 307. The hand isNature.) The hand is supported by a sling. (After third weekweeks. The late Prof. E. A. Clark, of St. Louis, has devised the fol FRACTURES OF THE HUMERUS. 405 lowing ingenious manner of treating these fractures, which heclaims to be superior to any hitherto known method. He saysthe appliance consists merely of two strips of adhesive plasterabout three inches in width, applied to the internal and externalsurface of the arm as high as the upper part of the
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