CHAPTER III.

TREATMENT OF FRACTURES.

_The head and trunk._—Of the lower jaw; by the external splint and bandage; by interdental splints, Morell Lavallée’s plan; fitting a cap to the teeth.—Of the ribs; by plaster; by a body roller.—Of the pelvis 30-37

_The upper extremity._—Of metacarpal bones; by a gutta-percha glove; by a ball of tow.—Of phalanges.—Of the lower end of the radius; by the pistol splint; by the gutta-percha gauntlet.—Of both bones of the forearm.—Of the olecranon; by figures of 8 and an inside splint; by Hamilton’s plan.—Of the humerus near the elbow; by lateral hollowed splints; by a gutta-percha =L=-shaped splint.—Of the shaft of the humerus.—Of the anatomical or surgical neck, and of the great tuberosity of the humerus, by a cap for the shoulder.—Of the acromion.—Of the clavicle; by an axillary pad and elevation of the elbow; by a figure of 8 behind the back; the American ring pad 37-59

_The lower extremity._—Rupture of the tendo Achillis.—Separation of the epiphysis of the os calcis.—Fracture of the fibula, by Dupuytren’s splint.—Of the tibia, by McIntyre’s splint; slinging the splint; elevating it on a block.—Transverse fracture of the tibia, by lateral splints; in the flexed position.—Of the patella; by back splint and figures of 8; by Malgaigne’s hooks; by strapping plaster and stick.—Of the shaft of the femur; by Liston’s method of using the long splint; by using elastic extension; Coxeter’s elastic perineal band; elastic stirrup. By continuous extension with the limb bent; tendency to angular union; double incline planes; slinging the double incline planes in fracture of the neck of the femur; by continuous extension of weight and pulley 59-80

The starch bandage.—The plaster of paris bandage.—Plaster of paris splint.—Gum and chalk and other stiffening mixtures. —Sand-bags.—Cradles; Salter’s swing cradle 81-90

Leather splints; Splint for the hip 90-94