The operating room and the patient; a manual of pre- and post-operative treatment . ^ across the dorsalaspect of the thumb. A second circular turn is made around thethumb, this last overlapping the first turn by two-thirds of itswidth. This procedure is continued until the thumb is covered,a turn around the wrist completing the bandage. A few re-current turns may be first placed over the tip of the thumb if itis desired to include this in the bandage. Spiral Bandage of the Finger.—^The initial extremity of thebandage (Fig. 67) is fixed by two or three turns around the BANDAGING 91 middle phala


The operating room and the patient; a manual of pre- and post-operative treatment . ^ across the dorsalaspect of the thumb. A second circular turn is made around thethumb, this last overlapping the first turn by two-thirds of itswidth. This procedure is continued until the thumb is covered,a turn around the wrist completing the bandage. A few re-current turns may be first placed over the tip of the thumb if itis desired to include this in the bandage. Spiral Bandage of the Finger.—^The initial extremity of thebandage (Fig. 67) is fixed by two or three turns around the BANDAGING 91 middle phalangeal joint. The bandage is then carried in a spiralmanner to the base of the finger, each turn covering in one-half. Fig. 66.—Spica bandage of the thumb (Fowlers Surgery.) of the preceding turn. A circular turn is made at the base ofthe finger and the bandage is carried by means of spiral turns toits starting-pont at the middle phalangeal joint. From the


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