Черепашья повязка на локтевой сустав - Turtle bandage on the elbow joint (convergent, divergent)

Convergent bandage starts with a couple of circular fixing tours around the proximal third of forearm. Then head of the gauze ascends obliquely behind the ulnar fossa to the shoulder. After a round tour it descends obliquely across the ulnar fossa to the forearm higher the previous tour. After a round tour the gauze ascends again to the shoulder lower the previous tour. This sequence of motions repeats several times before covering of knee joint. Bandage is finished with circular fixing tours around the shoulder. Divergent bandage starts with a couple of circular fixing tours around the center of elbow joint. Then head of the gauze consistently ascends and descends to shoulder and forearm with overlapping previous tours to 1/2 or 2/3 of their width. Bandage is finished with circular fixing tours around the shoulder.
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