 | Robert Liston - 1837 - 516 pages
...the tray on which it is placed, it is advisable to apply a wooden or pasteboard splint in the ham, extending from the middle of the thigh to the middle of the leg, hollowed out, fitted, and padded properly ; this is retained by a roller from the toes to above... | |
 | Joseph Sampson Gamgee - 1853 - 104 pages
...supported by two lateral splints, broad enough to enclose two-thirds (or more) of its circumference, and extending from the middle of the thigh to the middle of the leg. Finally, as the principle of rest in the treatment of scrofulous joints is here insisted on, the... | |
 | Sir Benjamin Brodie - 1865 - 798 pages
...supported by two lateral splints, broad enough to enclose two-thirds (or more) of its circumference, and extending from the middle of the thigh to the middle of the leg. In cases of abscess the patient should be confined to a sofa or bed, until some very manifest... | |
 | Leartus Connor, John Jolliffe Mulheron - 1877 - 996 pages
...retaining a piece of cord, in the way of a pulley. You will next procure a straight board, to reach from the middle of the thigh to the middle of the calf, a roller and some lint or old muslin and a piece of stout cord, and you will have all that you will... | |
 | Frederick James Gant - 1890 - 870 pages
...the kntejoint, two lateral splints are preferable; supporting two-thirds of its circiimft-rcnce, and extending from the middle of the thigh to the middle of the leg. A flightly flexed position will be the most convenient in the event of anchylosis. For the ankl?,... | |
 | Frank Hastings Hamilton - 1891 - 878 pages
...extreme extension. For this purpose a firm splint must be applied on the posterior part of the limb, extending from the middle of the thigh to the middle of the leg, and be firmly retained by a bandage or broad tapes. Fractures of the Leg. — The plaster-of-... | |
 | 1893 - 574 pages
...time, when in some it may be dispensed with. Or, I have put on a short inside splint, thin and light, extending from the middle of the thigh to the middle of the leg, the ends being secured by plaster passing behind the limb, and at the knee by two straps, one... | |
 | Sir William Watson Cheyne - 1901 - 422 pages
...subsided, a firm apparatus, such as a lace-up leather splint or a stout Bavarian or poroplastic splint, extending from the middle of the thigh to the middle of the calf, should be employed to keep the knee fully extended, and this should be worn continuously for at least... | |
 | Christian Fenger - 1912 - 550 pages
...leather band (1), secured around the upper part of the calf of the leg, outside of a plaster-of-Paris cast (2), extending from the middle of the thigh to...screws (5). The foot is attached to the foot-piece by a plaster-of-Paris bandage (6). This apparatus allows, as will be readily seen, ample room for the antiseptic... | |
 | Sir John Fraser - 1914 - 452 pages
...including the foot. If there is a suspicion of mobility the plaster should include the hip- joint. A casing extending from the middle of the thigh to the middle of the leg is insufficient. The fixation of the part leads to muscular atrophy, and as the diameter of the... | |
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You will next procure a straight board, to reach from the middle of the thigh to the middle of the calf, a roller and some lint or old muslin and a piece of stout cord, and you will have all that you will need. 
