. Postoperative treatment; an epitome of the general management of postoperative care and treatment of surgical cases as practised by prominent American and European surgeons. ponding to the line of thegroin. It is a better support because itprevents antero-posterior motionwithin the pelvic band, which theperineal straps allow\ The ringmay be used as the only support orit may be combined with a perinealband on the opposite side. This isof advantage if there is a tendencytoward adduction. The apparatus is most satisfac-tory when the hollow upright of theTaylor brace is used. This is lightand st
. Postoperative treatment; an epitome of the general management of postoperative care and treatment of surgical cases as practised by prominent American and European surgeons. ponding to the line of thegroin. It is a better support because itprevents antero-posterior motionwithin the pelvic band, which theperineal straps allow\ The ringmay be used as the only support orit may be combined with a perinealband on the opposite side. This isof advantage if there is a tendencytoward adduction. The apparatus is most satisfac-tory when the hollow upright of theTaylor brace is used. This is lightand strong and is provided with anarrangement for effective traction,but in hospital practice the uprightis made of solid metal, and the trac-tion is adjusted by simple metallic ring, besides providing better fixation, is a firm support that cannot be disturbed by the is, of course, more difficult of adjustment, and it is not suited to thetreatment of young children because of the difficulty in keeping it cleanand dry. The Thomas ring was first applied to a hip splint by Phelps (), who has always urged the advantages of fixation and traction, and. Fig 99.—The Long Inexpensive Bracewith Solid Upright showing thePerineal Bands and the AdhesivePlaster, as used in Hospital Prac-tice.—(Whitman.) 348 POSTOPERATIVE TREATMENT. his brace, of which that last described is simply a slight modification,is supplied with an arrangement for lateral traction. Practically speak-ing, this is a tape by which the lower third of the thigh is held in appo-sition to the upright. It hardly seems possible that appreciable lateraltraction can be exerted on the joint by this means, and certainly nonewhatever if the metallic ring is properly fitted to the thigh. The simplestraps do not afford as effective traction as the rack and pinion, noris the brace, as usually constructed, sufficiently strong to bear theweight of the body without bending. It should be stated, however,that th
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