. Diseases of bones and joints . Fig. Grand Calot Jacket, an excellent dressing for high thoracic, 01for cervical Potts disease. but unfortunately the other error, just as bad, isquite a common one. A brace is a metal splint fastened on with strapsand buckles, and sometimes reinforced with felt,celluloid, etc. It is an excellent means of treat-ment, if accurately fitted and carefully planned. It Braces 8o DISEASES OF BONES AND JOINTS Plaster of Paris must be as light as is consistent with strength, andmust be comfortable. A child will usually loosenthe apparatus if he can, and the problem of p
. Diseases of bones and joints . Fig. Grand Calot Jacket, an excellent dressing for high thoracic, 01for cervical Potts disease. but unfortunately the other error, just as bad, isquite a common one. A brace is a metal splint fastened on with strapsand buckles, and sometimes reinforced with felt,celluloid, etc. It is an excellent means of treat-ment, if accurately fitted and carefully planned. It Braces 8o DISEASES OF BONES AND JOINTS Plaster of Paris must be as light as is consistent with strength, andmust be comfortable. A child will usually loosenthe apparatus if he can, and the problem of pre-venting this is often a difficult one. Plaster of Paris dressings are serviceable, effica-cious, and, with a little practice, fairly easy to ap-. Fig. 32. Grand Calot Jacket—front view. ply. They should fit snugly, but not too tightly,should reach well above and below the diseasedjoint, and should be as heavy as is necessary towithstand the strain to which they are exposed, butno heavier. A dressing for the knee should reachfrom the perineum to the malleoli; for the hip, from DISEASES OF BONES AND JOINTS 81 the waist to the knee; for the ankle, from the kneeto the toes, etc. In other words the plaster musthave a suitable leverage. Bony prominences shouldbe carefully padded. Padding is not necessary overmuscle bellies. If a tight seamless shirt or stock-ing (stockinette shirting) be put on the limb be-fore the plaster be applied, the comfort of the pa-tient will be subserved. A scratch bandage is astrip of linen or cotton next to the skin run longi-tudinally under the shirting, which is drawn up anddown daily to keep the skin in condition. Fine dental plaster is used in making the ban-dages, and a brand of crinoline made up wi
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