A system of surgery : theoretical and practical . keep the knee extended during active treatment by an unyielding padded splint ofany material along the back of the joint to prevent its bending, and to apply a simi-lar contrivance along the outside of the joint to maintain adduction of the leg. The side splint should be thickly padded along one-fourth of its length only atboth extremities, leaving the middle portion unpadded so as to present a hollow intowhich the joint may be drawn by a roller bandage or straps and buckles (see fig. 39).Should the case be more severe than in the above figure,
A system of surgery : theoretical and practical . keep the knee extended during active treatment by an unyielding padded splint ofany material along the back of the joint to prevent its bending, and to apply a simi-lar contrivance along the outside of the joint to maintain adduction of the leg. The side splint should be thickly padded along one-fourth of its length only atboth extremities, leaving the middle portion unpadded so as to present a hollow intowhich the joint may be drawn by a roller bandage or straps and buckles (see fig. 39).Should the case be more severe than in the above figure, or any difficulty be ex-perienced in accommodating a flat straight back splint to an ixiwardly inclined knee,a light wood or metal splint (fig. 40) may be employed; being articulated horizon-tally, it accommodates itself to the angle of the distorted knee, but effectually preventsbending, and does not interfere with the action of the side splint. We prefer thesesplints to the metal troughs furnished with straps and buckles which we inti-oduceda
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