. A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . Fig. The authors method. thickly padded with hair or cotton-batting, so as to fit all of the in-equalities of the arm, forearm, and elbow, and the wbole covered neatlywith a piece of cotton cloth, stitched together upon the back of thesplint. Thus prepared, it is to be laid upon the palmar surface of thelimb, and a roller is to be applied, commencing at the hand and cover-ing the splint, by successive circular turns, until the notch is reached,from which point the roller is to pass upwards and backwards behindthe olecranon process and
. A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . Fig. The authors method. thickly padded with hair or cotton-batting, so as to fit all of the in-equalities of the arm, forearm, and elbow, and the wbole covered neatlywith a piece of cotton cloth, stitched together upon the back of thesplint. Thus prepared, it is to be laid upon the palmar surface of thelimb, and a roller is to be applied, commencing at the hand and cover-ing the splint, by successive circular turns, until the notch is reached,from which point the roller is to pass upwards and backwards behindthe olecranon process and down again to the same point on the oppo-site side of the splint; after making a second oblique turn above theolecranon, to render it more secure, the roller may begin gradually todescend, each turn being less oblique, and passing through the samenotch, until the whole of the back of the elbow-joint is covered. Thiscompletes the adjustment of the fragments, and it only remains tocarry the roller again upwards, by circular turns, until the whole armis covered
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