Note 41 — Chapter XXXIV · FRACTURES. (continued 2)

Before applying the strips of adhesive, the best for the purpose being that made of moleskin spread with material with which zinc oxide is incorporated, the limb should be carefully washed and shaved and then completely dried. A little cotton should be placed over each malleolus, in order to avoid pressure-sores, while the strip of wood beneath the foot should be sufficiently wide to prevent or minimize this pressure. The heel should be kept off the mattress.