A treatise on orthopedic surgery . the inner andposterior surface, where the weight is borne, than on the ante-rior and outer part. The padded ring is then smoothly coveredwith basil leather. As used at the Hospital for Ruptured andCrippled, the brace is made from two to three inches longer thanthe leg, to serve as a stilt like the hip splint. To the foot-piecetwo straps are attached on either side to provide for traction on thelimb and to hold the brace securely in its place. A band of leather28 434 OBTEOPEDIC SUSGEBY. is drawn between the bars at the npper third and another at thelower third
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . the inner andposterior surface, where the weight is borne, than on the ante-rior and outer part. The padded ring is then smoothly coveredwith basil leather. As used at the Hospital for Ruptured andCrippled, the brace is made from two to three inches longer thanthe leg, to serve as a stilt like the hip splint. To the foot-piecetwo straps are attached on either side to provide for traction on thelimb and to hold the brace securely in its place. A band of leather28 434 OBTEOPEDIC SUSGEBY. is drawn between the bars at the npper third and another at thelower third of the brace to serve as supports for the thigh andcalf, i\.dhesive plasters, reaching from the knee to the ankle,provided with buckles above the malleoli, having been applied,the ring is pushed firmly against the perineum and is held inposition by buckling the straps to the traction plasters with asmuch tension as the comfort of the patient will permit. Thethigh and leg supports should fit the parts perfectly; the knee Fig.
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