. Railway surgery : a handbook on the management of injuries . FlG. 52.—Skiagraph of Colles Fracture, showing impaction at the lower end of theradius and dislocation of the ulna over the cuneiform Fig. 53.—Cast of a Case of Colles Fracture (before reduction), showing the typi-cal silver-fork deformity. 136 RAILWAY SURGERY. * hand should be firmly grasped, and by manipulating theparts back and forth the impaction may be easily brokenup. Then it will be found that the parts may very easilybe made to assume their normal relations, and will requirebut little support to keep them in such a p
. Railway surgery : a handbook on the management of injuries . FlG. 52.—Skiagraph of Colles Fracture, showing impaction at the lower end of theradius and dislocation of the ulna over the cuneiform Fig. 53.—Cast of a Case of Colles Fracture (before reduction), showing the typi-cal silver-fork deformity. 136 RAILWAY SURGERY. * hand should be firmly grasped, and by manipulating theparts back and forth the impaction may be easily brokenup. Then it will be found that the parts may very easilybe made to assume their normal relations, and will requirebut little support to keep them in such a position. An or-dinary dorsal splint, well padded, serves the best purpose(see Fig. 51). Daily renewal and early passive motionshould be the rule, and the result will be that within theordinary period required for repair of bone the hand willbe restored to usefulness. Some stiffness of the fingers is apt to linger, and to be-come at times a painful complication. This should be an-ticipated by instituting free motion early, and by the appli-cation of soothing embrocations to the parts, aided by thehot pack, if the stiffness appears obstinate. Fracture of the Femur. Fracture of the femur is freque
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