The American journal of the medical sciences (1827)
[Thorofare, N.J., etc.] Charles B. Slack [etc.] · leaf 74
cuts.) For the purpose of obtaining a secure hold of a dislocated finger or thumb, and of giving to the operator a powerful control of its movements during reduction, the writer has devised, and effectively used the contrivance illus- trated by the accompanying cuts. It consists simply of a thin… … The opposite end is partly cut away, forming a projecting pin, and leaving a shoulder on each side of it. Toward this end of the strip, a sort of handle shape is given to it, so as to insure a secure grasp to the operator. Two pieces of strong tape, or other material, about one yard in length, are…
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