The treatment of fractures . Fig. 223.—Strap fromelbow to cravat to preventabduction of flexed elbow. Fig. 224.—Fastening figure-of-eight cravat over foldedCompress on opposite side of chest. Elbow region open toinspection. Later, in changing the adhesive plaster, the skin may bewashed with alcohol and then with soap and water, to the greatcomfort of the patient. The alcohol removes all adhesive plas-ter sticking to the skin. If the adhesive plaster chafes the skin,as it so often docs in children, it will be necessary to place a bitof gauze under the adhesive plaster strips, leaving enough oft
The treatment of fractures . Fig. 223.—Strap fromelbow to cravat to preventabduction of flexed elbow. Fig. 224.—Fastening figure-of-eight cravat over foldedCompress on opposite side of chest. Elbow region open toinspection. Later, in changing the adhesive plaster, the skin may bewashed with alcohol and then with soap and water, to the greatcomfort of the patient. The alcohol removes all adhesive plas-ter sticking to the skin. If the adhesive plaster chafes the skin,as it so often docs in children, it will be necessary to place a bitof gauze under the adhesive plaster strips, leaving enough ofthe sticky side of the plaster uncovered to catch the skin and TREATMENT OF FRACTURES OF THE ELBOW 181 thus keep it from slipping entirely loose. The carrying angleof the arm will be preserved if the fragments are approximatelyreduced ; it can not be maintained otherwise. The acutely flexedposition reduces the fragments in the fractures under considera-tion ; therefore it will preserve the carrying angle. Transverse Fract
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