The treatment of fractures . splint should extend from the middle of the calf of the leg to thetips of the toes. It is held in position by a roller bandage of gauze.Fracture of the Phalanges of the Foot.—These fracturesare rather unusual, except from a crush of the foot (see Fig.567). They are sometimes open. The same general rules oftreatment apply to fractures of these bones as to fractures of thephalanges of the hand. A simple plantar splint of splint wood,padding of the toes, and adhesive-plaster straps will be sufficientto hold the fracture. If the plantar splint covers the entire soleof
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The treatment of fractures . splint should extend from the middle of the calf of the leg to thetips of the toes. It is held in position by a roller bandage of gauze.Fracture of the Phalanges of the Foot.—These fracturesare rather unusual, except from a crush of the foot (see Fig.567). They are sometimes open. The same general rules oftreatment apply to fractures of these bones as to fractures of thephalanges of the hand. A simple plantar splint of splint wood, padding of the toes, and adhesive-plaster straps will be sufficientto hold the fracture. If the plantar splint covers the entire soleof the foot, it will prove of great comfort. It is sometimes wiseto immobilize the ankle-joint by the thin plaster side splint, par-ticularly if there is swelling of the leg and ankle. CHAPTER XVIANATOMICAL FACTS REGARDING THE EPIPHYSES Hitherto our knowledge of injuries to the epiphyses has beenobtained mainly through clinical and pathological observation.This knowledge is only approximately correct. With the assist- L-^-sa, . Fig. 569.—Relation of the capsule of theshoulder-joint to the upper epiphyses of thehumerus (diagram).