. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . Velpeau dressing tor fracture of the clavicle. Velpeaus Dressing.—This may also be used in thetreatment of fractures of the clavicle (Fig. 262). A com-press may also be secured by the vertical turns of thisbandage over the seat of fracture if needed. The appli-cation of the bandage is described on page 64. 368 FRACTURES. In any form of dressing in which the arm is heldagainst the side of the chest it is well to apply a foldedtowel or piece of lint between the arm and chest to pre-vent the skin surfaces from becoming excoriated. Fig. Mo
. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . Velpeau dressing tor fracture of the clavicle. Velpeaus Dressing.—This may also be used in thetreatment of fractures of the clavicle (Fig. 262). A com-press may also be secured by the vertical turns of thisbandage over the seat of fracture if needed. The appli-cation of the bandage is described on page 64. 368 FRACTURES. In any form of dressing in which the arm is heldagainst the side of the chest it is well to apply a foldedtowel or piece of lint between the arm and chest to pre-vent the skin surfaces from becoming excoriated. Fig. Modified Velpeau dressing for fracture of the right clavicle. Modified Velpeaus Dressing.—A modified form of Vel-peaus dressing for fracture of the clavicle is applied asfollows : A soft towel or piece of lint is placed againstthe side of the body and over the front of the chest, andheld in position by a strip of adhesive plaster; the armis next placed in the Velpeau position, a good-sized padof lint is next applied over the scapula, and this is heldin place by a strip of adhesive plaster two and a halfinches in width and one and a half yards in length; thisstrip is continued downward and forward so as to passover the point of the elbow, and is carried diagonallyacross the chest to the shoulder of the opposite side, andis secured, a slit being cut in it to receive the point ofthe elbow; a compress of lint is next placed over the seatof fracture and held in place by a strip of adhesive plas-ter ; an additional strip of plaster is next carried from the FRACTURES OF THE CLAVICLE IN CHI
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