A treatise on orthopedic surgery . may be used with advantage, but it isespecially indicated when the disease is in the neighborhood ofthe seventh dorsal vertebra. In connection with the shoulderbrace it is usually advisable to apply a support beneath the chinto prevent the forward inclination of the neck and to tilt thehead somewhat backward. A very simple and inoffensive sup-port of this character is a loop of steel surrounding the neck andattached by screws to a back bar on the brace (Fig. 68). If a 100 OBTHOPEDIC SURGEE¥. Fig. 69. more efficient brace is required, as when the disease is of
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . may be used with advantage, but it isespecially indicated when the disease is in the neighborhood ofthe seventh dorsal vertebra. In connection with the shoulderbrace it is usually advisable to apply a support beneath the chinto prevent the forward inclination of the neck and to tilt thehead somewhat backward. A very simple and inoffensive sup-port of this character is a loop of steel surrounding the neck andattached by screws to a back bar on the brace (Fig. 68). If a 100 OBTHOPEDIC SURGEE¥. Fig. 69. more efficient brace is required, as when the disease is of theupper dorsal or cervical regions, the Taylor head support shouldbe used. This is an oval ring of steel which may be clasped aboutthe neck by means of a lateral hinge. On the front a cup ofhard rubber supports the chin and behind the ring fits upon anupright pivot that maybe raised or loweredupon a crossbar on theupper part of the brace ;free lateral motion isallowed, or it may bechecked by means of ascrew (Fig;. 62V Fig.
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