Orthopaedic apparatus : a series of illustrated plates, with corresponding descriptions of the various forms of mechanism employed in the treatment and cure of the numerous deformities of the human body / F. Gustav Ernst.

  • Ernst, F. G. (Friedrich Gustav)
Date:
1883
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Credit: Orthopaedic apparatus : a series of illustrated plates, with corresponding descriptions of the various forms of mechanism employed in the treatment and cure of the numerous deformities of the human body / F. Gustav Ernst. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    OF THE Snm]—Continued. Fig. 81.—Leather Cuirass.—Introduced and recommended by- Mr. Adams. Consists of a blocked leather spinal part, with elastic connections in front so as to admit of free respiration, adjustable crutches are attached to the sides to give greater support. The leather is moulded to a plaster cast of the patient's back, thus ensuring a perfect fit. Fig. 32.—Strong Spinal Belt.—Made of moleskin, jean, or webbing, and stiffened by whale bone and steel. It is used after the cure of Pott's disease, or in cases of spinal weakness. Fig. 33.—Bed Frame FOR Children.—Introduced and recom- mended by Mr. F. E. Fisher. This simple arrangement is used to ensm-e perfect recumbency in cases of Pott's disease, and to prevent movement of the body in applying weight extension to the lower extremities. The child lies in the centre of the frame, the top part of which is buckled to the head of the bed, the child's arms at the axillas resting in the crutches. A bandage is fastened to one end of the frame, passed under the bed, and securely fixed to the other end of the frame. This arrangement prevents any possibility of movement. APPAEATUS FOE PEOMINENT STEENUM. Fig. 34.—Sternal Compress.—Employed and recommended by Mr. F. E. Fisher, for the relief and cm-e of prominent sternum. This apparatus consists of a poroplastic back- piece, with abdommal belt and a softly padded metal ring, which is placed over the prominent sternum and retained in position by lateral straps attached to the poroplastic back-piece. APPAEATUS FOE UPPEE EXTEEMITIES. Fig. 35.—Apparatus for Supporting Paralysed Arm.—The prin- ciple of the gun lock spring is here brought into play in conjunction with the centrifugal spring, and by their combination a very elastic force is gained. The fulcrum of the apparatus is obtained from the shoulder-piece, securely fastened under the axillse, the arm-piece is then brought down and attached to the upper part of arm. Fig. 86.—Apparatus for Paralysis of the Wrist Joint with- out CONTRACTION OF Tendons.—This instrument consists of a plate encircling the forearm to which the hand plate is attached by uplifting springs.