Chapter III: Treatment of Fractures

_The head and trunk._—Of the lower jaw; by the external splint
and bandage; by interdental splints, Morell Lavallée’s
plan; fitting a cap to the teeth.—Of the ribs; by
plaster; by a body roller.—Of the pelvis 30-37

_The upper extremity._—Of metacarpal bones; by a gutta-percha
glove; by a ball of tow.—Of phalanges.—Of the lower
end of the radius; by the pistol splint; by the gutta-percha
gauntlet.—Of both bones of the forearm.—Of the
olecranon; by figures of 8 and an inside splint; by
Hamilton’s plan.—Of the humerus near the elbow; by
lateral hollowed splints; by a gutta-percha =L=-shaped
splint.—Of the shaft of the humerus.—Of the anatomical
or surgical neck, and of the great tuberosity of the humerus,
by a cap for the shoulder.—Of the acromion.—Of the
clavicle; by an axillary pad and elevation of the elbow; by
a figure of 8 behind the back; the American ring pad 37-59

_The lower extremity._—Rupture of the tendo Achillis.—Separation
of the epiphysis of the os calcis.—Fracture of the
fibula, by Dupuytren’s splint.—Of the tibia, by
McIntyre’s splint; slinging the splint; elevating it on a
block.—Transverse fracture of the tibia, by lateral
splints; in the flexed position.—Of the patella; by back
splint and figures of 8; by Malgaigne’s hooks; by strapping
plaster and stick.—Of the shaft of the femur; by
Liston’s method of using the long splint; by using elastic
extension; Coxeter’s elastic perineal band; elastic stirrup.
By continuous extension with the limb bent; tendency to
angular union; double incline planes; slinging the
double incline planes in fracture of the neck of the femur;
by continuous extension of weight and pulley 59-80

The starch bandage.—The plaster of paris bandage.—Plaster
of paris splint.—Gum and chalk and other stiffening mixtures.
—Sand-bags.—Cradles; Salter’s swing cradle 81-90

Leather splints; Splint for the hip 90-94