. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . ard or felt; evaporat-ing lotions should also be em-ployed over the region of theinjury for a few days, and whenthe swelling has subsided a plas-ter-of-Paris dressing should beapplied and retained for three orfour weeks. Dislocations of the calcancumand scaphoid upon the astraga-lus, or of the calcaneum uponthe astragalus and cuboid, orupon the astragalus alone; ofthe scaphoid and cuboid uponthe calcis and astragalus ; or ofthe cuboid, scaphoid, or cunei-form bones, are occasionally metwith. Their reduction is effected bytraction and direct
. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . ard or felt; evaporat-ing lotions should also be em-ployed over the region of theinjury for a few days, and whenthe swelling has subsided a plas-ter-of-Paris dressing should beapplied and retained for three orfour weeks. Dislocations of the calcancumand scaphoid upon the astraga-lus, or of the calcaneum uponthe astragalus and cuboid, orupon the astragalus alone; ofthe scaphoid and cuboid uponthe calcis and astragalus ; or ofthe cuboid, scaphoid, or cunei-form bones, are occasionally metwith. Their reduction is effected bytraction and direct pressure, andafter this has been accomplishedthe parts should be put at restby the application of a splint and compresses. Dislocations of the Metatarsal Bones and Phalangesof the Toes.—These dislocations usually result fromcrushing forces which destroy the vitality of the soft partsso completely that amputation is required. Their reduc-tion in cases of simple or uncomplicated dislocations iseffected by traction, manipulation, and pressure. After. Dislocation of astragalus out-ward. (Hamilton.) OLD DISLOCATIONS, 447 reduction of the displacement the parts should be kept inposition by the application of splints, compresses, andbandages. Old Dislocations. The reduction of old dislocations is attended with moredifficulty and danger than that of recent dislocations, due Fig. 339.
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