. The principles and practice of modern surgery . FRACTURE OF THE CLAVICLE. 235 by several turns; finally, to render the whole more secure, several addi-tional horizontal turns are made around the back of the neck, under theear, along the base of the jaw, and over the point of the chin. To pre-vent the roller from slipping or changing its position, a short strip may besecured by a pin to the horizontal turn that encircles the forehead, andpassed backwards along the centre of the head as far as the neck, whereit must be tacked to the lower horizontal turn,—care being taken to insertpins at ever
. The principles and practice of modern surgery . FRACTURE OF THE CLAVICLE. 235 by several turns; finally, to render the whole more secure, several addi-tional horizontal turns are made around the back of the neck, under theear, along the base of the jaw, and over the point of the chin. To pre-vent the roller from slipping or changing its position, a short strip may besecured by a pin to the horizontal turn that encircles the forehead, andpassed backwards along the centre of the head as far as the neck, whereit must be tacked to the lower horizontal turn,—care being taken to insertpins at every point at which the roller has crossed. This simple methodof securing a fractured jaw I have practised very successfully for severalyears. (Fig. 40.) Fiff. 40. Fiff.
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