British medical journal . -joint, or in cases where no skilled assistance is attaud, the illustration shows how the surgeon can much increase his individual powers, and succeed without theaid of an assistant or of an anaesthetic. From the illus-tration it willbe seen thatthe power ofthe surgeonsarms bythe efiorts ofhis tr u nkmuscles,through themedium ot abandage pass-ing behind hisneck andu n de r thepatients heel;a counter forceis gained byattaching thepatients legto the sur-geons foot?with a ban-dage. The sur-geon, as he finds best, may employ both hands to the patients heel,or,
British medical journal . -joint, or in cases where no skilled assistance is attaud, the illustration shows how the surgeon can much increase his individual powers, and succeed without theaid of an assistant or of an anaesthetic. From the illus-tration it willbe seen thatthe power ofthe surgeonsarms bythe efiorts ofhis tr u nkmuscles,through themedium ot abandage pass-ing behind hisneck andu n de r thepatients heel;a counter forceis gained byattaching thepatients legto the sur-geons foot?with a ban-dage. The sur-geon, as he finds best, may employ both hands to the patients heel,or, as in the illustration, one hand to the heel and the otherto the leg. 3. Setting a Potts method of reduction of a Potts fracture isillustrated in Figs. 5 and 6. Fig. 5 shows the fracture withthe common valgus deformity. Fig. 6 shows how Thomasreduced such a deformity six or seven weeks after date ofinjury. He states that the reader will notice that themanner of employing the necessary force and counter. Fig. 4.—Method for the reduction of Riiuplebackward dislocation of tlie ankle-joint.
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