A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . e of a largedoor-key ;* Charriere and Luer, of Paris, have each invented forceps, so 1 Mussey, Trans. Amer. Med. Assoc, vol. iii. p. 357, 1850. 2 Batchelcler, New York Journ. Med., May, 1856, p. 340. 3 Op. cit. 561; also Boston Med. and Surg. Oct. 1, 1857. 4 Lawrie, Amer. Journ. Med. Sci., vol. xxii. p. 229 FIRST PHALANX OF THE THUMB FORWARD. 673 constructed with the fenestra and straps that when the blades are closedthe member is held very firmly in its grasp. Richard J. Levis, of Phila-delphia, recommends a thin strip of hard wood,
A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . e of a largedoor-key ;* Charriere and Luer, of Paris, have each invented forceps, so 1 Mussey, Trans. Amer. Med. Assoc, vol. iii. p. 357, 1850. 2 Batchelcler, New York Journ. Med., May, 1856, p. 340. 3 Op. cit. 561; also Boston Med. and Surg. Oct. 1, 1857. 4 Lawrie, Amer. Journ. Med. Sci., vol. xxii. p. 229 FIRST PHALANX OF THE THUMB FORWARD. 673 constructed with the fenestra and straps that when the blades are closedthe member is held very firmly in its grasp. Richard J. Levis, of Phila-delphia, recommends a thin strip of hard wood, about ten inches inlength, and one inch, or rather more, in width. One end of the piece isperforated with six or eight holes. The opposite end is partly cut away,forming a projecting pin, and leaving a shoulder on each side of this end of the strip, a sort of handle shape is given to it, so asto insure a secure grasp to the operator. Two pieces of strong tape orother material, about one yard in length, are prepared. One of these Fm. Leviss instrument for reduction of dislocations of fingers or the thumb. is passed through the holes at the ends of the strip, leaving a loop on oneside. The other tape is passed through another pair of holes, accordingas it may be a thumb or a finger to which it is to be applied, or variedto suit the length of the finger, leaving a similar loop. If a dislocatedthumb is to be acted on, the second tape should be passed through theholes nearest the first. The ends of each separate tape are then tiedtogether. To apply this apparatus, the finger is passed through the loop nearest the first joint is then tightened by drawing on the tape,which is then brought along the strip to the opposite end, across one of Fig. 428.
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