Minor surgery, or, Hints on the every-day duties of the surgeon . of theother around the articulation of the carpal andmetacarpal bones, so that the knot may come onthe back of the hand, and attach the other extre-mity to the circular cravat, as in the arm ofFig. 119. (B.) Use. — To keep the forearm extended. Whena splint is passed under each handkerchief on thefront of the arm, it answers very well in the treat-ment of the latter stages of fracture of the olecranon. Fig. 126. FLEXOR OF THE WRIST. Application. — Place a cravatcircularly round the arm above theelbow, and a triangle around theha
Minor surgery, or, Hints on the every-day duties of the surgeon . of theother around the articulation of the carpal andmetacarpal bones, so that the knot may come onthe back of the hand, and attach the other extre-mity to the circular cravat, as in the arm ofFig. 119. (B.) Use. — To keep the forearm extended. Whena splint is passed under each handkerchief on thefront of the arm, it answers very well in the treat-ment of the latter stages of fracture of the olecranon. Fig. 126. FLEXOR OF THE WRIST. Application. — Place a cravatcircularly round the arm above theelbow, and a triangle around thehand so that the summit may befolded round it, and fastened byone angle around the the hand and forearm, andattach the other angle to thecravat on the front of thearm. CARPO-DORSAL, OR PALMAR TRIANGLE. Application. — Place the base of a triangle onthe dorsal or palmar surface of the wrist, andcarry the angles round this and the summit overthe fingers, which are to be flexed, as in Fig. 127, ifa dorsal handkerchief is wished. If not, slit holes in. MINOR SURGERY. 151 Fig. 127.
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