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Dislocations of the Elbow
Dislocations of the elbow are usually those in which the two lower bones slip backward and the upper bone forward. They may be reduced by grasping the injured arm just above the elbow with your left hand, the fingers just behind the prominence of the dislocation; with the other hand bend the injured arm well forward, at the same time slipping your left hand downward.
When the injured arm is fully bent, grasp tightly with your left hand at the elbow joint and with your right forcibly straighten it. The fingers of your left hand form a fulcrum for the bone that is out of place to act upon and thus force it back into position. This maneuver is somewhat difficult to describe but quite easy to accomplish. One will be surprised with what ease the bone slips back into position.
Moody, Charles Stuart. Backwoods Surgery & Medicine. New York: Outing Pub., 1916. Print.
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