Desault’s & Velpeau’s bandage

Alfred-Armand-Louis-Marie Velpeau (18 May 1795 – 24 August 1867) was a French anatomist and surgeon. Velpeau was a skilled surgeon and renowned for his knowledge of surgical anatomy. He was the author of over 340 titles on surgery, embryology, anatomy, obstetrics.A wrapping used to immobilize the arm to the chest wall is known as a "Velpeau bandage”in honor of his name. Indications for usefor Desault’s & Velpeau’s bandage-The wrap provides fixation of upper extremity in functionally profitable position, unloading of upper extremity joints. Is used at shoulder and forearm injuries, injuries and ruptures of shoulder joint ligaments, clavicular-acromial joint and the elbow joints; rehabilitation after fracture of bones of superior extremity girdle and surgery of upper extremity; arthritis, arthrosis of upper extremity joints, scapulohumeral periarthritis, paralyses, paresis, plexitis, upper extremity neuritis.