The surgeon's handbook on the treatment of wounded in war : a prize essay . Fig. 320. The management of the knife between the bones. f: fibula, t: tibia, i: interosseous space. Sawing both bones. Holding back the soft parts by means of a linen retractorwith three tails. 4. The soft parts are held back by means of a linen retractorwith three tails, the middle piece of which is drawn through between the bones by a pair of vulsellum forceps(fig. 319), and both bones sawn throughsimultaneously. 5. After the removal of the bone, anyprojecting points are taken off with a pairof cutting bone-forceps
The surgeon's handbook on the treatment of wounded in war : a prize essay . Fig. 320. The management of the knife between the bones. f: fibula, t: tibia, i: interosseous space. Sawing both bones. Holding back the soft parts by means of a linen retractorwith three tails. 4. The soft parts are held back by means of a linen retractorwith three tails, the middle piece of which is drawn through between the bones by a pair of vulsellum forceps(fig. 319), and both bones sawn throughsimultaneously. 5. After the removal of the bone, anyprojecting points are taken off with a pairof cutting bone-forceps (fig. 320), and sharpedges removed with a fine saw (fig. 321), ormade smooth with a file. Fig. 321.
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