. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . Circular bandage. Spica-bandage. bandages are especially serviceable as a means of retainingsurgical dressings upon particular portions of the surfaceof the body, such as the shoulder, groin, or foot. Figure-of-eight Bandage.—This bandage receives its COMPOUND BANDAGES. 27 name from the turns being applied so as to form a figure-of-eight. This method of application is made use of inthe Bartons bandage, the bandages of the knee and elbow,and many other bandages. Fig. Recurrent bandage. Recurrent Bandage.—This bandage derives its namefrom
. Minor and operative surgery, including bandaging . Circular bandage. Spica-bandage. bandages are especially serviceable as a means of retainingsurgical dressings upon particular portions of the surfaceof the body, such as the shoulder, groin, or foot. Figure-of-eight Bandage.—This bandage receives its COMPOUND BANDAGES. 27 name from the turns being applied so as to form a figure-of-eight. This method of application is made use of inthe Bartons bandage, the bandages of the knee and elbow,and many other bandages. Fig. Recurrent bandage. Recurrent Bandage.—This bandage derives its namefrom the fact that the roller after covering a certain partof the surface is reflected and brought back to the pointof starting; it is then reversed and carried toward theopposite point, and this manipulation is continued untilthe part is covered by these recurrent turns, which arethen secured by a few circular turns (Fig. 13). This isthe bandage usually employed in the dressing of stumpsafter amputation. Compound Bandages. These bandages are usually formed of several pieces ofmuslin or other material, sewed or pinned together, andare employed to fulfil some special indication in the appli-cation of dressings to particular parts of the body. Themost useful of the compound bandages are the T-bandagesand the many-tailed bandages. 28 BANDAGING. T-bandage.—The single T-bandage consists of a hori-zontal band to which is attached, about its middle, anotherhaving a vertical direction ; the horizontal piece should beabout
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