A Treatise on Fractures, Luxations, and Other Affections of the Bones - P.-J. Desault

Plate 2. Tanner, Sc.

This figure represents the apparatus for permanent extension, employed by Desault in oblique fractures of the os femoris.

AA. The external splint, with a notch and a mortise in it at the lower end to fix the inferior extending roller.

BB. A bandage passing round the body, intended to secure this splint against the pelvis.

CC. The anterior splint, reaching only to the knee.

d d d d. The anterior bolster, extending along the whole limb, and secured by pieces of strong tape.

EE. A portion of the bandage of strips, seen between the anterior and the external lateral bolsters.