. The hydropathic family physician : a ready prescriber and hygienic adviser with reference to the nature, causes, prevention, and treatment of diseases, accidents, and casualties of every kind . DISLOCATED FINGER. Dislocations of the thumbs, fingers, and toes are among the mostdifficult of reduction, in consequence of the strength of the tendons andligaments concerned, and the small size of the part upon which exten-sion is to be made. Luxation of the Fig. is especially difficult of reduc-tion, but the accident fortunately doesnot happen often. In making extensionupon this part, a p
. The hydropathic family physician : a ready prescriber and hygienic adviser with reference to the nature, causes, prevention, and treatment of diseases, accidents, and casualties of every kind . DISLOCATED FINGER. Dislocations of the thumbs, fingers, and toes are among the mostdifficult of reduction, in consequence of the strength of the tendons andligaments concerned, and the small size of the part upon which exten-sion is to be made. Luxation of the Fig. is especially difficult of reduc-tion, but the accident fortunately doesnot happen often. In making extensionupon this part, a piece of strong tape isusually fastened upon the thumb by aknoi called the clove-hitch. The forceshould be applied in the direction ofthe palm pi the hand. Luxations of the fingers and toesmay often be reduced in a manner rep-resented in fig. 200. Some are in the of winding wet tape closely about the thumbs fingers, and tow. 688 Of Fractures and Dislocations. before the extending force is applied. The clove-hitch is useful hereas in various other dislocations. See fig. 201. In dislocations, it should be remembered, the ligaments are usuallyruptured. If it is a compound dislocation, the accident is always to bolooked upon as a dangerous one. The inflammation of a joint undersuch circumstances often becomes so great (when treated in the ordi-nary methods), that it has been considered necessary to amputatethe part; and many a limb has been lost in this way, which, if thesurgeon had understood the effects of water in reducing inflammatoryaction, and in healing wounded parts, the operation would have beenavoided, and the member saved. In some cases, however, the jointmay be so badly wounded, the nerves, blood-vessels and ligaments somuch torn, and the whole joint crushed, that amputation above thewounded part may be a less evil, and, in fact, the only rational groundof hope. It is to be observed, also, thai in
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