23. The extremity of the heel should be particularly attended to, so that it may be properly laid, both in fractures of the leg and of the thigh. For if the foot be placed in a dependent position, while the rest of the body is supported, the limb must present a curved appearance at the forepart of the leg; and if the heel be placed higher than is proper, and if the rest of the leg be rather too low, the bone at the forepart of the leg must present a hollow, more especially if the heel of the patient be naturally large. But all the bones get consolidated more slowly, if not laid properly, and if not kept steady in the same position, and in this case the callus is more feeble.
同类推荐
热门推荐
只要奋斗,你的每一天都在改变
我们每一个人都渴望让自己的生活变得更美好,心中常怀一颗奋斗的“种子”,但往往却不知道该如何去奋斗,该朝着哪一个方向去努力。本书正是基于此,为广大读者指明奋斗的方向,引导读者该如何为自己的未来努力奋斗,从而真正做到只要奋斗,你的每一天都在改变!