Medical and surgical therapy . Fig. 39.—Prosthetic appliance for paralysis of the musculo-spiraland external popliteal nerves. (J. Privat and J. Belot.) A dorsal catch or extensor spring supplied with acatch (Camuss model). A catch hidden in the articulation on the sides ofthe wrist and leaving the palm of the hand quite Fig. 40.—Appliance of Privat and Belot in position. This catch may be fixed or adaptable to variouspositions (Froment and Muller, types A and B). Other types of catch may be invented. The essential point is the presence of an efficientcatch, and one which is concealed a
Medical and surgical therapy . Fig. 39.—Prosthetic appliance for paralysis of the musculo-spiraland external popliteal nerves. (J. Privat and J. Belot.) A dorsal catch or extensor spring supplied with acatch (Camuss model). A catch hidden in the articulation on the sides ofthe wrist and leaving the palm of the hand quite Fig. 40.—Appliance of Privat and Belot in position. This catch may be fixed or adaptable to variouspositions (Froment and Muller, types A and B). Other types of catch may be invented. The essential point is the presence of an efficientcatch, and one which is concealed and leaves the handfree. In appliances intended for the use of worldng menand labourers, the aim is not so much lightness orconcealment as strength, ease in putting on and 338 TREATMENT AND REPAIR OF NERVE LESIONS taking off and in cleaning it. The method of attach-ment to the forearm should also receive carefulattention. Although a short arm-piece is for manyreasons desirable, it is better to distribute pressureover a wider area than to have a localised and powerful
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