Extension bandage

An extension bandage (also called a stretch bandage ) is a bandage that is attached to an extremity , used to set in broken bones ( fractures ) or to correct a misalignment.

A weight is attached to a string attached to the bandage. This pull in the required direction can compensate for a misalignment during growth or, in the case of fractures, the correct position of the fragments to one another can be maintained. The duration of therapy varies from a few days to 10 weeks, depending on the case. There are thus in pediatric orthopedics z. B. Hip dysplasias (abnormal growths) treated.

literature

• Hermann Matti: The broken bones and their treatment . Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1992/2013, a. a. P. 507 ( online )

Web links

• Extension association in the Engelhardt Lexicon Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery

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