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callus； it were better that this should not take place when the arm is
extended； for this position will be a great impediment and little
advantage； if the arm be wholly bent； it will be more useful； but it
will be much more convenient to have the joint in the intermediate
position when it becomes ankylosed。 So much with regard to position。
48。 In bandaging； the head of the first bandage should be placed
at the seat of the injury； whether it be a case of fracture； of
dislocation； or of diastasis （separation？）； and the first turns should
be made there； and the bandages should be applied most firmly at
that place； and less so on either side。 The bandaging should
comprehend both the arm and the fore…arm； and on both should be to a
much greater extent than most physicians apply it； so that the
swelling may be expelled from the seat of the injury to either side。
And point of the fore…arm should be comprehended in the bandaging；
whether the injury be in that place or not； in order that the swelling
may not collect there。 In applying bandages； we must avoid as much
as possible accumulating many turns of the bandage at the bend of
the arm。 For the principal compression should be at the seat of the
injury； and the same rules are to be observed； and at the same
periods； with regard to compression and relaxation； as formerly
described respecting the treatment of broken bones； and the bandages
should be renewed every third day； and they should appear loose on the
third day； as in the other case。 And splints should be applied at
the proper time （for there is nothing unsuitable in them； whether
the bones be fractured or not； provided there is no fever）； they
should be particularly loose； whether applied to the arm or the
forearm； but they must not be thick。 It is necessary that they
should be of unequal size； and that the one should ride over the
other； whenever from the flexion it is judged proper。 And the
application of the compresses should be regulated in the same manner
as has been stated with regard to the splints； and they should be
put on in a somewhat more bulky form at the seat of the injury。 The
periods are to be estimated from the inflammation； and from what has
been written on them above。
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