A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . Moores apparatus. Back view. FRACTURES OF THE CLAVICLE. 201. acute angle in order that gravity may assist in moving the whole armbackward. This is bestdone by a simple stripthree or four inches wide,which may be pinned tothe shawl at the shoulder,or by a sling across theopposite shoulder and be-hind the back. The for-mer much to be preferred.Any tendency on the partof the shawl to slide fromthe shoulder may be ar-rested by a pin thrust atthe crossing. The shawlat the elbow is kept inplace by folding the upperpart that fits the arm andsecurin
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A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . Moores apparatus. Back view. FRACTURES OF THE CLAVICLE. 201. acute angle in order that gravity may assist in moving the whole armbackward. This is bestdone by a simple stripthree or four inches wide, which may be pinned tothe shawl at the shoulder, or by a sling across theopposite shoulder and be-hind the back. The for-mer much to be preferred.Any tendency on the partof the shawl to slide fromthe shoulder may be ar-rested by a pin thrust atthe crossing. The shawlat the elbow is kept inplace by folding the upperpart that fits the arm andsecuring it by a pin. Thismakes a sort of cup forthe elbow. The principle uponwhich this dressing is con-structed, appears to me sound; but hitherto, in the five or six cases inwhich it has been employed under my observation it has failed to ac-complish any more than is accom-plished by many other forms of dress-ing. It is especially liable to becomedisarranged, and to cause excoriationsin the sound axilla; in this respectbeing quite as obnoxious to criticismas the ordinary figure of eight. Dr. Lewis A. Sayre, of t