The American journal of the medical sciences (1827)
[Thorofare, N.J., etc.] Charles B. Slack [etc.] · leaf 100
actual measurement as long as its fellow. If the lower half of the splint has been put on previously, as mentioned above, a trap may be cut over the malleolus to obtain a point from which to measure. Before applying extension strongly, however, the pelvis should be raised about four inches from the… … the table above the patient's head. Pillows should be placed under the head and shoulders to elevate them to a line with the pelvis. The bandages are now to be applied, piecing out the part already on and completing the splint as you pass upward. Pains must be taken to make a neat spica and not to…
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