American practice of surgery : a complete system of the science and art of surgery . n to catch the rope firmly. Withperineal bands acting as counter-trac-tion the limb is thus held firmly whilethe patient is lifted about or while adressing is being done. One great ad-vantage of this splint is that, by bend-ing a portion of the longitudinal barinto a U, one can do a dressing in theregion of the hip without removing thesplint and without disturbing the the patient is put back to bed theweight is once more attached. Anotherdevice much used is the Thomas hip splint(Fig. 275). It consis
American practice of surgery : a complete system of the science and art of surgery . n to catch the rope firmly. Withperineal bands acting as counter-trac-tion the limb is thus held firmly whilethe patient is lifted about or while adressing is being done. One great ad-vantage of this splint is that, by bend-ing a portion of the longitudinal barinto a U, one can do a dressing in theregion of the hip without removing thesplint and without disturbing the the patient is put back to bed theweight is once more attached. Anotherdevice much used is the Thomas hip splint(Fig. 275). It consists of a posterior barof light iron which is made to conformto the curves of the body, and to whichare attached bands for the chest, thigh,and ankle, of sufficient lightness to beeasily bent to fit the patient. The ad-vantage to be claimed for this splint isthat it can be made by any blacksmith,and, if necessary, by the surgeon him-self. It is particularly useful whereno orthopedic mechanics are good modification of this splint is theone to which a pelvic band has been. Fig. 272.—The Bradford Frame and Tie-down. It consists of a steel frame to whichis laced a canvas support for the tie-down consists of a piece of flattenedsteel which is fastened to the frame at thesides and at the top. The horizontal pieceof this tie-down lies in the concavity of thepatients neck. To this, in turn, is attached,by means of straps, a piece of canvas whichpasses across the patients chest, and by thismeans, combined with traction by strips of ad-hesive plaster applied to the limbs, the patientis effectually secured to the frame in a recum-bent position. 664 AMERICAN PRACTICE OF SURGERY. added. This provides more perfect fixation to the joint. Traction of coursecan be used in conjunction with this splint. Faulty Attitude due to Muscular Spasm.—In practically all cases of hipdisease the question of how to deal with the early deformity arises. In eventhe very mild cases ther
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