. The Richmond and Louisville medical journal. The short splint (Fig. 12) consists of a curved cross-bar,surmounting the crest of the ilium or entire pelvis, well paddedon its inner surface, and to its two extremities are fastened aperineal band or bands for counter-extension, and on its outersurface a ball-and-socket joint, from which runs an iron rod orbar down the outer side of the thigh to within about two inchesof the lower end of the femur. This outer bar is divided intotwo sections, one running within the other, and gauged orcontrolled by a rachet and key, which can make it longer or 54
. The Richmond and Louisville medical journal. The short splint (Fig. 12) consists of a curved cross-bar,surmounting the crest of the ilium or entire pelvis, well paddedon its inner surface, and to its two extremities are fastened aperineal band or bands for counter-extension, and on its outersurface a ball-and-socket joint, from which runs an iron rod orbar down the outer side of the thigh to within about two inchesof the lower end of the femur. This outer bar is divided intotwo sections, one running within the other, and gauged orcontrolled by a rachet and key, which can make it longer or 542 MOKBUS COXARIUS. shorter. At the lower extremity of this outer bar is a projectingbranch going around to the inner surface of the thigh to receivethe attachments of the plaster, hereafter to be described. Bothof the lower extremities terminate in cylindrical rollers, overwhich the tags of the plasters are attached to the two bucklesplaced at the lower ends of the instrument. Fig. 13. Fig. 14. n.
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