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 788
of not entering the medullarycavity, and of not requiring the destruction of bone tissue bydrilling. In most instances the firmest hold is obtained by havingthe wire pass perpendicularly through the plane of fracturewhether spiral, oblique or transverse. If the fracture approachesthe transverse… … Fig. 825. Figs. 824 and 82 5.—An example of how, a single loop of wire can be made to holdthe end of a bone in ijosition. The essentials in the use of wire are firstly, that the materialbe heavy enough to withstand the strain to which it is subjected,and secondly, that it be firmly placed and…
Fractures · Dislocations · X-rays
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