Fractures and dislocations, diagnosis and treatment (1915)
Preston, Miller Edwin, 1879- [from old catalog], Stover, H. G. [from old catalog] · St. Louis, C. V. Mosby company · leaf 494
e fracture be situated in one of theupper ribs. In other words, if the lower four or five ribs are fixedon the aftected side motion in the entire half of the chest will berestricted. In severe fractures of the ribs, or in those presentingsymptoms of pulmonary complications the strapping should… … Fig. 544.—Adhesive plaster strapping for fracture of the ribs. may be necessary during the first day or two following the accident. In fleshy persons, especially in women with pendulous breasts,fixation of the thorax is more difficult. The amount of subcu-taneous tissue renders the skin more mobile…
Fractures · Dislocations · X-rays
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