. Operative surgery. stereotyped amputationknife constitutes no good reason for the deferment ofoperation in the presence of the wisdom of promptaction and the possession of one or more scalpels. The ma7iner of grasping the amputating knife,prior to and during the division of the soft parts,may add much to the general effect of the procedureand to the comfort of the operator. The knife shouldbe grasped lightly at first with the edge looking for-ward, near enough to the extremity of the shank topermit the upper end of the handle to play betweenthe heads of the metacarpal bones of the thumb andi
. Operative surgery. stereotyped amputationknife constitutes no good reason for the deferment ofoperation in the presence of the wisdom of promptaction and the possession of one or more scalpels. The ma7iner of grasping the amputating knife,prior to and during the division of the soft parts,may add much to the general effect of the procedureand to the comfort of the operator. The knife shouldbe grasped lightly at first with the edge looking for-ward, near enough to the extremity of the shank topermit the upper end of the handle to play betweenthe heads of the metacarpal bones of the thumb andindex finger when swung backward and forward (). Two methods are employed of carrying theknife entirely around the limb: 1. Stand with the leftside toward the patient, seize the limb above the pointof intended operation with the left hand, an assistant holding its distalextremity; place the left foot forward, slightly bend the right knee, andwith the knife held by the right hand, as before described (Fig. 489),. Fig. 488.—How to grasp amputating knife.
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