The treatment of fractures . Fig. 517.—Fractures of the leg. Cabot posterior wire splint and side splints, showing thespace to be padded on each side of the leg and thigh. bed a little and to change his position without disturbing thefracture. This anterior wire splint is made, like the Cabot pos-terior wire splint, of iron wire, but is fitted to the anterior surfaceof the foot, leg, and thigh (see Fig. 518). Fractures Difficult to Hold Reduced.—These are usually ob-lique fractures of the tibia, occurring most often in the lower 366 FRACTURES OF THE LEG half of the bone. The nearer to the ankl
The treatment of fractures . Fig. 517.—Fractures of the leg. Cabot posterior wire splint and side splints, showing thespace to be padded on each side of the leg and thigh. bed a little and to change his position without disturbing thefracture. This anterior wire splint is made, like the Cabot pos-terior wire splint, of iron wire, but is fitted to the anterior surfaceof the foot, leg, and thigh (see Fig. 518). Fractures Difficult to Hold Reduced.—These are usually ob-lique fractures of the tibia, occurring most often in the lower 366 FRACTURES OF THE LEG half of the bone. The nearer to the ankle-joint the fracture is,the greater is the likelihood of a displacement which is hard to At the foot Suspension At thehooks. Fig. 518.—The anterior wire suspensory apparatus of N. R. Smith. This splint is appliedto the anterior surfaces of the padded foot, leg, thigh, and hip. The splint is fixed to the legby a bandage. The splint is intended to immobilize the leg and at the same time to suspendit, permitting motion at the hip, and to secure extension upon the distal fragments. !k »; Fig- 519-—Fracture of the leg. Cabot posterior wire splint padded properly according to thecurves of the normal leg. Note that the heel is free from the splmt (see Fig. 515).
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