Some anatomical considerations of joint fixation / William Mackenzie.

  • Mackenzie, William Colin, Sir, 1877-1938.
Date:
1912
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Credit: Some anatomical considerations of joint fixation / William Mackenzie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    sinuses be present the wings may be altered to ad- mit of dressing with immobility. Under this treat- ment no contraction can occur, and the condition oan be under daily observation. The Thomas cali- per knee splint is the ideal splint when the patient commences to ambulate, but since it has (no control over the hip nor ankle lit cannot be regarded in the bed pattern as an ideal splint for rest. Plaster of Paris extending from the mid-thigh to the mid-leg is for many reasons emin'ently worthless. Hip Joint. —Almost ideal fixation ;at the hip is secured by means of the double Thomas splint, which, since it fixes the spine pelvis, hip and knte'e joints, rests the articulation—relieving pain, lessen- ing spasm, preventing deformity, and, as Bennie, of Melbourne, in his work has pointed out, may be used to overcome not only flexion but adduction or abduction, if present. Of all the many numer- Uow Immobilization of Left Hip, Right Knee and Left Elbow may be effected. ous devices introduced, 'no other appliance con- forms to the anatomical consideration essential to hip joint fixation. Two points insisted on by the late Mr. Thomas, but frequently lost sight of, thus