An American text-book of the diseases of children .. . wings forward. This manoeuvre, being repeated alternately for the twolimbs, gives a peculiar and characteristic swaying motion of the body from sideto side in walking. This false position of the trunk and the weakness of the-extensors of the knee hinder the foot being projected forward to the length ofa full step, and, instead of the heel touching the ground first, as is usual inwalking, the ball of the foot or the toes first descend, giving the appearance ofan attempt to step softly. This stepping on the toes is sometimes caused by acontr
An American text-book of the diseases of children .. . wings forward. This manoeuvre, being repeated alternately for the twolimbs, gives a peculiar and characteristic swaying motion of the body from sideto side in walking. This false position of the trunk and the weakness of the-extensors of the knee hinder the foot being projected forward to the length ofa full step, and, instead of the heel touching the ground first, as is usual inwalking, the ball of the foot or the toes first descend, giving the appearance ofan attempt to step softly. This stepping on the toes is sometimes caused by acontraction of the muscles of the calf, which may occur early in the disease. Very characteristic and almost pathognomonic of this disease are themanoeuvres executed by the child in getting into the erect from the recumbentposition. They were first and with great clearness described and explained byGowers. The weak extensors of the hip and knee are not equal to the workof extending these joints and giving the erect position to the body against the Fig.
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