A system of surgery : pathological, diagnostic, therapeutic, and operative . Dr. Bucks fracture apparatus. The treatment of fractures of the thigh, lately introduced by Dr. Swinburne,recommends itself by its simplicity and efficiency, and deserves, in ray judgment,the most favorable consideration. It consists, as will be seen by a referenceto the annexed sketch, fig. 455, exclusively of extension and counter-extension,without splints, the perineal and crural bands being secured to the bedstead,as in Dr. Bucks apparatus, and composed of similar materials. Free use is 958 DISEASES AXD INJURIES O
A system of surgery : pathological, diagnostic, therapeutic, and operative . Dr. Bucks fracture apparatus. The treatment of fractures of the thigh, lately introduced by Dr. Swinburne,recommends itself by its simplicity and efficiency, and deserves, in ray judgment,the most favorable consideration. It consists, as will be seen by a referenceto the annexed sketch, fig. 455, exclusively of extension and counter-extension,without splints, the perineal and crural bands being secured to the bedstead,as in Dr. Bucks apparatus, and composed of similar materials. Free use is 958 DISEASES AXD INJURIES OF BONES. CHAP. VIII. made of adhesive strips at the leg and foot, and also, if necessary, at the such an arrangement, the affected limb may be inspected or measured asoften as may be desired, all danger of embarrassing the circulation is done awaywith, perfect cleanliness may be preserved, and any topical applications that maybe required may be made and removed with the utmost facility. The advantages Dr. Swinburnes method of treating fractures of the thigh. of this method are particularly conspicuous in complicated fractures of the Swinburne states that he has treated in this manner upwards of forty casesof fractures of the femur and tibia with very little, if any, shortening, except inthe intra-capsular form of the accident. Whatever apparatus be employed, whether those now described, or others ofa similar character, there are several circumstances which should claim the spe-cial attention of the practitioner, especially in the treatment of fractures of theshaft of the femur. 1st. Care must be taken that the ends of the broken bone are steadily main-tained on a line with each other; any tendency to angularity, lateral distortion,or tilting up of the fragments must be promptly counteracted by pressure oppo-site the point of projection. This disposition manifests itself, more or less, innearly all fractures of the femur, and should never for a moment
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