FIELD: medicine.
SUBSTANCE: method involves measuring dimensions of segment under treatment with tape-line and plaster bandage is applied. The tape remains circumferentially freely movable after the plaster bandage becomes hardened. Soft tissue edema dynamics is controlled daily under immobilization conditions with plaster bandage by pulling free ends of the tape, their superposition and taking measurements. Studied segment circumference is calculated from formula: Q=P-(nx2), where Q is the studied segment circumference, P is the tape length, n is the measured tape end segment length. The plaster bandage is upgraded in due time as required corresponding to soft tissue edema reduction.
EFFECT: high accuracy in controlling soft tissue edema changes; reduced risk of secondary bone fragments displacement.
5 dwg
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Dates
2007-10-20—Published
2006-01-10—Filed