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The time for which a permanent bandage requires to 

 remain in position varies from three to six weeks. The 

 patient should be kept as quiet as possible, on no account 

 being allowed to run up and down steps or to jump from 

 any height. The callus, or bony lump, which forms at the 

 seat of union may be so large as to interfere with progression. 

 This should be painted with iodine (see Fig. 238). The 

 principal untoward sequelae to be feared are — 



Fig. 218. — Bandage applied to Fractured Shoulder. 



1. That the limb may not be straight afterwards (see 

 Fig. 214). This frequentl}' happens when the bandage is not 

 sufficiently stiff and the patient attempts to bear weight on 

 it too soon. Ill refractory patients it may be difficult to 

 avoid. 



2. That union maj- not take place, or that the union may be 

 a fibrous instead of a bony one. The latter condition gives 

 rise to what is termed a false joint, and it not infrequently 



