The reduction of the fragments preliminary to internal splintage in cases of fracture of the long bones / by G.H. Colt.

  • Colt, George Herbert, 1878-1957.
Date:
1913
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Credit: The reduction of the fragments preliminary to internal splintage in cases of fracture of the long bones / by G.H. Colt. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    may or may not be convenient to remove the extending instru- ment according to the case. The plating is now proceeded with. The instrument affords the following advantages: First, it is applicable to all the ordinary bone-holding for- ceps of the Lane type in general use, so that no additional or special forceps need be provided. By using a Lane forceps much room is gained in the wound for manipulation of the plate because the bows of the Lane forceps afford ample room for inserting the plate and screws while the forceps are still Fig. 1. in position. The great desideratum in these operations is more room in which to work without increasing the size of the wound. Secondly, it is not necessary to interrupt the process of extension and change the apparatus. The length of screw provided is sufficient for all ordinary cases in which the frag- ments have been separated as far as possible before the for- ceps are applied. In many cases the instrument will not be required, such as recent cases in which extension has been employed from the first. Such cases are treated by open operation because of the difficulty of securing proper attention when external splints and extension are used. At operation complete reduction is easily obtained, but occasionally it may be helpful to have the instrument at hand. In cases in which
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