ON THE NOMENCLATURE OF THE SCIENCE OF MEDICINE

R.G. Mayne
1847 The Lancet  
The rnod118 operandi is as follows:-The belt, A, is secured round the upper part of the chest by braces over the shoulder. A pocket in the belt receives the head of the splint, B, where it is made fast by a piece of tape. The foot is placed in a well-padded boot, C, and straps from each side of the boot are fastened to a belt, D, round the lower portion of the thigh, immediately above the patella. The long splint has at the lower end a revolving screw, E, to which is attached, at right angles,
more » ... short metal rod, F, fitted into a brass box, fastened transversely to the sole of the boot, which can thus be moved up and down the splint at pleasure.
doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(02)86490-x fatcat:ejdor3frpjgd7ckcyg5we3kddm