TY  - JOUR
T1  - AN ideal arrangement for the treatment of femoral fractures
AU  - RICH EA
Y1  - 1909/04/24
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1909.25420430028003e
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 1332
EP  - 1332
VL  - LII
IS  - 17
N2  - The accompanying illustration shows a practical and exceedingly satisfactory arrangement for the treatment of fractures of the femur. Hammerstein's extension table is made use of to fix the patient's body and limbs; an x-ray tube suspended on an adjustable cross-bar of the table is connected with the coil. An assistant can increase or decrease the amount of extension by a turn of the screw attachment, as can he also control the amount of abduction or adduction.The operator thus equipped can make frequent use of the fluoroscope during his manipulations and all guesswork is positively eliminated. When perfect position is secured there is no hindrance to the application of splints. Should plaster-of-paris casings be used we have the same unobstructed freedom as when applying spicas for tubercular hips. I use internal plaster splints and external splints of the same material, reaching from the axilla to the external malleolus with
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1909.25420430028003e
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1909.25420430028003e
ER  -