. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . e bandageto the thigh below the groin, passing it behind the thigh,bringing it up on the opposite side of the thigh to crossthe first turn in the middle line of the groin ; ascendingspica-turns are then made until a sufficient number have 76 BANDAGING. been applied to cover in the groin to the desired extent(Fig. 75). This bandage possesses the advantage that itis less likely to become displaced than the one previouslydescribed. Single Spica-bandage of the Groin (Descending).Roller^ Two and a Half Inches in Width, Seven Yards inLength.—Place
. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . e bandageto the thigh below the groin, passing it behind the thigh,bringing it up on the opposite side of the thigh to crossthe first turn in the middle line of the groin ; ascendingspica-turns are then made until a sufficient number have 76 BANDAGING. been applied to cover in the groin to the desired extent(Fig. 75). This bandage possesses the advantage that itis less likely to become displaced than the one previouslydescribed. Single Spica-bandage of the Groin (Descending).Roller^ Two and a Half Inches in Width, Seven Yards inLength.—Place the initial extremity of the roller obliquelyupon the anterior surface of the right thigh and secure itby one or two circular turns around the limb, or start thebandage with an oblique turn, as previously described;then carry the bandage obliquely across the abdomen toa point just below the crest of the ilium, and conduct ittransversely around the back of the pelvis to a correspond-ing point on the opposite side; then bring it obliquely Fig. Ascending spica-bandage of the groin applied with pelvic turns. down over the lower portion of the abdomen, crossing thefirst turn, to the junction of the thigh with the scrotum,pass it under the thigh and bring it up over the lowerpart of the abdomen, and let it follow the course of the firstturn. These turns are repeated, each turn descending andoverlapping two-thirds of the preceding turn until the groinis covered (Fig. 76). When either of these bandages isapplied to the left groin, after the initial extremity of the BANDAGES OF THE LOWER EXTREMITY. 77 roller is fixed, it is carried first to the crest of the iliumof the same side, then around the back of the pelvis to acorresponding point on the opposite side, then obliquelyacross the lower part of the abdomen to the outer aspectof the thigh, being conveyed around this and brought upbetween the thigh and the scrotum, passing obliquely overthe groin to follow the course of the ori
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