Medical Dictionary

Velpeau bandage

noun Vel·peau bandage

variants: or Velpeau's bandage play \vel-ˈpō(z)-\

medical Definition of Velpeau bandage

: a bandage used to support and immobilize the arm when the clavicle is fractured

Biographical Note for velpeau bandage

Velpeau \vel-pō\, Alfred–Armand–Louis–Marie (1795–1867), French surgeon. Velpeau was the leading French surgeon in the first half of the 19th century. In 1839 he introduced a bandage designed to support the arm in dislocation or fracture of the clavicle.