. St. Louis courier of medicine. Fig. 10. preceding mold and cast should have been made thus high.(Fig. 10). Recently, Dr. Hoffmann, in an adult case, similarly madea head support in four pieces of leather, two above for thechin and occiput respectively, and two below—anterior andposterior, lacing together over the shoulders, thus making afirm, well-fitting supporting collar. Two light steel rods in 92 Courier of Medicine. front and two at the back, all with extension nut and screw,connected the upper and lower pieces; comfortable supportwas thus afforded, with possible uplift as required. (Fi
. St. Louis courier of medicine. Fig. 10. preceding mold and cast should have been made thus high.(Fig. 10). Recently, Dr. Hoffmann, in an adult case, similarly madea head support in four pieces of leather, two above for thechin and occiput respectively, and two below—anterior andposterior, lacing together over the shoulders, thus making afirm, well-fitting supporting collar. Two light steel rods in 92 Courier of Medicine. front and two at the back, all with extension nut and screw,connected the upper and lower pieces; comfortable supportwas thus afforded, with possible uplift as required. (Fig. u).. Fig. ii. Leather has already found wide range in its application asa material for braces. Dr. Vance, a pioneer in this work, sug-gests a hip splint, fashioned from a single piece of leather, en-circling the trunk as far as the waist line and the thigh to theknee. Dr. Willard makes a similar splint in two pieces, witha lock-joint at the hip. Still another, of Parisian make, all inone piece, extending from the axillae above to the ankle be-low, a most excellent immobilizing portable brace. In a recent case of double involvement, viz., tuberculousspondylitis and coxitis, I rivited the bar of a Thomas splint Steele.—The Leather Splint-Brace. 93 to the leather jacket, which, with a high shoe and crutches,made an admirable combination brace. (Fig. 12).
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