A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . vesthat reduction should never be attempted before the third or fourthday; nor, indeed, do we fully appreciate the refinement which Mal-gaigne has given to this question in itself so simple. To affirm thatwe ought not to reduce the bones to their original positions duringthe period of intense inflammation, or of great swelling, or while themuscles are acting spasmodically, is only to affirm that we may notdo what is impossible; and the attempt to do which, therefore, canonly be mischievous; but to authorize their restoration to a betterposit
A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . vesthat reduction should never be attempted before the third or fourthday; nor, indeed, do we fully appreciate the refinement which Mal-gaigne has given to this question in itself so simple. To affirm thatwe ought not to reduce the bones to their original positions duringthe period of intense inflammation, or of great swelling, or while themuscles are acting spasmodically, is only to affirm that we may notdo what is impossible; and the attempt to do which, therefore, canonly be mischievous; but to authorize their restoration to a betterposition, by -such manipulation, extension, and lateral support as theymay comfortably bear, is warrantable under any circumstances. Thepractice is not only defensible, but imperative, and we do not thinkany really sound and practical surgeon ever intended to teach thecontrary. We say still, if bones can be easily reduced, or the positionof the fragments improved at any moment or under any circumstances, 46 GENERAL TREATMENT OF 5. Fig.
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