Treatment of Fractures of Long Bones, by Simple Extension (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Treatment of Fractures of Long Bones, by Simple ExtensionIf the surgeon has all the knowledge, and not the means, to purchase the complicated and increasing complications of surgi cal appliances, he is like a ship without ballast, or like a carpen ter without his tools. And here I would enquire how many young practitioners have the means to purchase mechanical appliances for the treatment of fractures indiscriminately, in order that they may be able to compete with old practitioners, or be prepared for any emergency?It has been said that accident makes the man. Would accident make the man if he had not the knowledge to take advantage or cir'cumstances? I can conceive how accident might give us wealth, but accident, developing wealth or social position, and accident developing one's mental and scientific resources, are two things quite separate and distinct.I would ask of what service are splints? What office do they perform in the treatment of fractures? Authors say they sup port the bone while union is being effected. I would ask, how many fractures of the long bones can be placed in apposition without the use of extension, particularly in oblique fractures, or where there has been great injury to soft parts, and overlapping of the bones? I know of few exceptions. The true use of splints should be to keep the fractured ends of the bone in apposition, by placing the muscles on the stretch, and thereby making them (the muscles) the true splints. The experiments of Reid and others show that muscles are not susceptible of being stretched beyond their normal capacity, that when so stretched, they are capable of bearing great lateral pressure without much de¿ection, and any attempt at undue lateral pressue [results in rupture of the muscular substance.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.