. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . Figure-of-eight bandage of both knees. 82 BANDAGING. Inches in Width, Five Yards in Length.—Fix the initialextremity of the roller upon the ankle and secure it bytwo circular turns; then carry the bandage obliquely overthe dorsum of the foot to the metatarso-phalangeal articu-lation, and make a circular turn around the foot at thispoint; then continue it upward over the metatarsus bymaking two or three spiral reversed turns; next carry thebandage parallel with the inner or outer margin of the soleof the foot, according to whether it is appli
. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . Figure-of-eight bandage of both knees. 82 BANDAGING. Inches in Width, Five Yards in Length.—Fix the initialextremity of the roller upon the ankle and secure it bytwo circular turns; then carry the bandage obliquely overthe dorsum of the foot to the metatarso-phalangeal articu-lation, and make a circular turn around the foot at thispoint; then continue it upward over the metatarsus bymaking two or three spiral reversed turns; next carry thebandage parallel with the inner or outer margin of the soleof the foot, according to whether it is applied to the rightor left foot, directly across the posterior surface of theheel; thence along the opposite border of the foot and Fig. Spica-bandage of the foot. over the dorsum, crossing the original turn in the medianline of the foot. This completes the first spica-turn. Thesespica-turns are repeated, gradually ascending by allowingeach turn to cover in three-fourths of the preceding turn,until the foot is covered in with the exception of the pos-terior portion of the sole of the heel (Fig. 82). Care shouldbe taken to see that the turns cross each other in the medianline, and that they are kept parallel to each other throughouttheir course. Use.—This bandage will be found very useful when BANDAGES OF THE LOWER EXTREMITY. 83 it is desired to make firm compression upon the footor to retain dressings to it; it is especially useful inthe treatment of sprains of the ankle or the anteriortarsus. Bandage of Foot Covering the Heel (American).Roller Two and a Half Inches in Width, Seven Yards inLength.—The initial extremity of the roller is placed uponthe leg just above the malleoli and fixed by two circularturns around
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