The American journal of the medical sciences (1827)
[Thorofare, N.J., etc.] Charles B. Slack [etc.] · leaf 127
rn after amputation of the leg. D, E, F, IT. The support furnished at the seat of fracture, and acting like a ferule upon the broken bones. This support steadies the fragments, and generally leads to the development of suflicient definitive and ensheathing callus to unite them. This shoe does not… … Fig. 6. A side view of the artificial limb applied to false joint in the humerus. In measuring the limb for this apparatus the humerus should be drawn as nearly as possible to its original length, and the arti- ficial limb should rise well over the shoulder and fasten by straps to the opposite…
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