Brief instructions in the use of the perfect adjuster / by Zimri Hussey ; engravings by N.H. Taylor, Chillicothe, Ohio.

  • Hussey, Zimri.
Date:
1854
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Credit: Brief instructions in the use of the perfect adjuster / by Zimri Hussey ; engravings by N.H. Taylor, Chillicothe, Ohio. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    APPLICATIONS OF THE PERFECT ADJUSTER. ILLUSTRATED BY ENGRAVINGS. [FIGURE VI.] In the treatment of oblique fractures of the shaft of the thigh bone, great difficulty has been experienced in preventing shortening and dis- tortion of the limb. The engraving above (figure G) illustrates the application of the Ad- juster for the purpose of effecting extension and counter-extension in the treatment of fractures of the femur. Remove the lower half of the double-inclined plane, place the upper half directly along and beneath the thigh—the hip brace and block being previously made fast upon the upper end, and the knee fork secured in its place—bring the strap up and over the perinaeum (the pad being properly adjusted upon it), fasten it on the button at the top of the brace, and buckle it on the outside. Buckle the knee strap and pad around the knee, just above the swell of the joint; place two loops on each side, that come nearest the center of the limb, upon the horns of the knee fork; adjust the jack upon the side of the plane, as indicated in the foregoing cut, and turn the lever steadily till the limb is restored to its proper length. Now, take the wrench pro- vided for the purpose, and screw the brass tap beneath upon the bolt that passes through the slot in the center of the sliding portion of the plane, till the parts are made fast together—when the jack may be re- moved. In some cases of transverse, or nearly transverse, fracture of the bone, it may be well for the surgeon, during the process of exten- sion, to maintain, with his hand, the bone in a bent position, in the di- rection to which it is inclined, and extend steadily till the ends of the fragments mount upon each other, when their complete apposition should