This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ...skin-grafting should always be employed over any portion that is left raw, and, besides this, a splint must be worn for a long time, so as to keep the finger extended. The splint (see Fig. 73) should be applied to the dorsal surface, taking purchase from the lower part of the forearm and back of the hand; opposite the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ...skin-grafting should always be employed over any portion that is left raw, and, besides this, a splint must be worn for a long time, so as to keep the finger extended. The splint (see Fig. 73) should be applied to the dorsal surface, taking purchase from the lower part of the forearm and back of the hand; opposite the knuckles a prolongation extends along the back of the finger, and to this the latter is strapped. The splint should be worn day and night, being only left off at intervals to permit of passive movement; at the end of two months it may be left off during the day, but should be worn at night for at least six months, Fig. 73.--Sflint For Use After Didot's Oferatign. The splint is made of well-padded metal, and the finger prolongation can be bent back to any desired extent so as to counteract all tendency to flexion. and generally for a year. There is a strong tendency to the formation of a cicatricial ridge along the palmar surface of one finger, and consequent contraction, in spite of the splint. When several fingers are united, it is well to separate only two at a time, and to allow some weeks, or even months, to elapse before proceeding to separate a second pair. There is a distinct advantage in doing the operation at an early age, because the webbing of the fingers undoubtedly interferes with their growth; a finger that has been freed grows faster than one that is still webbed. At the same time, the hand in infants is so small and so difficult to fix that it will generally be found best to wait until the child is a year or two old and the fingers have attained a length and size more suited for the application of splints. When the Bones are United.--When there is bony union between the adjacent phalanges, treatment is much more difficult and s...
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