A manual of military surgery, for the use of surgeons in the Confederate States Army; with explanatory plates of all useful operations . Atauw £ Cc&mil, Cewrha •. SWn* § Cc^- Plate 24. Fig. 1.—An angular splint for the arm, with screw for flexing andextending the splint—an excellent form of splint for straightening con-tracted limbs, or stiffened elbow-joints. Fig. 2.—A straight splint for treating fractures of the inferior ex-tremity. 1, 2, bands of adhesive plaster applied around the upper partof thigh, and secured in position by 3, a circular band of adhesive plas-ter ; counter-extension is
A manual of military surgery, for the use of surgeons in the Confederate States Army; with explanatory plates of all useful operations . Atauw £ Cc&mil, Cewrha •. SWn* § Cc^- Plate 24. Fig. 1.—An angular splint for the arm, with screw for flexing andextending the splint—an excellent form of splint for straightening con-tracted limbs, or stiffened elbow-joints. Fig. 2.—A straight splint for treating fractures of the inferior ex-tremity. 1, 2, bands of adhesive plaster applied around the upper partof thigh, and secured in position by 3, a circular band of adhesive plas-ter ; counter-extension is made by means of these strips; 4, broad stripsof adhesive plaster, to be attached to each side of the leg from the footto the knee, and tied under the foot; 5, the screw, for drawing the legdownward, and making extension by traction upon the adhesive bands. Fig. 3 show more satisfactorily how the adhesive plaster is appliedfor making extension in fractures—two broad strips attached to the in-ner and outer face of the leg, and secured by two or three circularbands. Fig. 4.—Aniesburys splint, or inclined plane, for treating fracturesof the leg or
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