Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1905 — MECHANICAL LEG-PULLER. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MECHANICAL LEG-PULLER.

Well-Known Device of the Bnrgeon in Fracture Treatment. Occasionally In the surgical treatment of deformities of the limbs, as in cases of fracture, it Is necessary to sus-

pend the limb with a weight attached, in order to keep the extension perfect at all times and to prevent, at the same time, any inadvertent or intentional twisting or turning of the limb due to restlessness or fatigue. In most cases the surgeon is compelled to exercise his ingenuity in devising a homemade rig for the purpose, so that the simple arrangement shown in the il-

lustration, which is portable and can be used repeatedly, will come as a boon to the medical fraternity. A simple frame of finished lumber is set up and attached to the foot of the bedstead. A window frame would be as effective as anything else for the purpose. A pulley bracket is attached to this frame, and provision is made for increasing or decreasing the amount of traction applied to the limb by adding additional weights, the pull being transmitted by a rope to the limb in a conveniently shnpeu pair of splints.

MECHANICAL LEG-PULLER.