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The American journal of the medical sciences (1827)

[Thorofare, N.J., etc.] Charles B. Slack [etc.] · leaf 61

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nd when they reached the groins were secured to the arch on each side, and the ends finally carried over the mattress, clear of the patient's body, were made fast to the head of the iron bedstead, the weight of the body making the counter extension. Lastly, the limbs, separately slung, were… … A few hours after the application of the splint, it became necessary to loosen the bandages about the feet, and then the patient declared himself perfectly comfortable.

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