. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . and the direction ofthe displacement may be forward, backward, or ouhvard ;dislocation of the head or upper extremity of the fibulabeing the most common, although all are rare forms ofdisplacement. The reduction of dislocations of the head of the fibulais effected by flexing the leg upon the thigh and makingdirect pressure and extension. Dislocations of the lowerextremity of the fibula are reduced by manipulation andpressure. The dressing of cases after reduction of dislo-cations of the fibula consists in the application of a com-press and m
. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . and the direction ofthe displacement may be forward, backward, or ouhvard ;dislocation of the head or upper extremity of the fibulabeing the most common, although all are rare forms ofdisplacement. The reduction of dislocations of the head of the fibulais effected by flexing the leg upon the thigh and makingdirect pressure and extension. Dislocations of the lowerextremity of the fibula are reduced by manipulation andpressure. The dressing of cases after reduction of dislo-cations of the fibula consists in the application of a com-press and moulded binders board splint ; the dressingshould be retained for three or four weeks. Dislocations of the Ankle.—Dislocations of the footupon the bones of the leg result from separation of thearticular surface of the astragalus from that of the tibiaand fibula; the displacement may be forward, backward DISLOCATIONS OF THE TARSAL BONES. 445 (Fig. 336), or lateral (Fig. 337), the latter variety beingoften associated with fractures of the Fig. 337,
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