The Orthopedic treatment of gunshot injuries |
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Even the best brace maker is , after all a technician , not a physician , and the fitting of a prosthesis does not correspond to the fitting of a suit , but to the finest adjustment of an orthopedic brace or flat - foot support .
Even the best brace maker is , after all a technician , not a physician , and the fitting of a prosthesis does not correspond to the fitting of a suit , but to the finest adjustment of an orthopedic brace or flat - foot support .
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Bend a wire splint or bar of malleable iron to form a triangle whose one leg corresponds in length to the patient's body from the axilla to the crest of the ilium ; whose second leg measures from the axilla to the elbow ; the third leg ...
Bend a wire splint or bar of malleable iron to form a triangle whose one leg corresponds in length to the patient's body from the axilla to the crest of the ilium ; whose second leg measures from the axilla to the elbow ; the third leg ...
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The first is bent corresponding in form to that marked A in Fig . 7 ; it follows the outline of the shoulder and the upper arm to a point several inches above the wound , then bends sharply at a right angle out- ward , then downward ...
The first is bent corresponding in form to that marked A in Fig . 7 ; it follows the outline of the shoulder and the upper arm to a point several inches above the wound , then bends sharply at a right angle out- ward , then downward ...
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second band , corresponding to B in the figure , passes along the patient's chest and is made to form a loop supporting the lower arm . A little prac- tice readily gives the surgeon an adequate technic . A pair of irons , as shown in ...
second band , corresponding to B in the figure , passes along the patient's chest and is made to form a loop supporting the lower arm . A little prac- tice readily gives the surgeon an adequate technic . A pair of irons , as shown in ...
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The fenestrated plaster is applied by first padding the arm suitably and holding the padding firmly in place with a gauze bandage . The wounds can be marked either by indicating the corresponding positions on the patient's sound arm or ...
The fenestrated plaster is applied by first padding the arm suitably and holding the padding firmly in place with a gauze bandage . The wounds can be marked either by indicating the corresponding positions on the patient's sound arm or ...
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