Preparatory and after treatment in operative cases . Fig. 374.—Pledget of Gauze Arrangedto Overcome Tendency to Recur-rence of Hallux Valgus, afterOperation. FLAT-FOOT Flat-foot is exceedingly liable torecur after operative most instances operative meas-ures of relief are followed by pla-cing the foot in the over-correctedposition and immobilizing it inplaster-of-Paris for six week- (). A window is cu1 in tliocaston the third day after the operationcorresponding in extent to the 594 OPERATIONS ON THE EXTREMITIES wound. The dressing is changed as frequently as is necessary
Preparatory and after treatment in operative cases . Fig. 374.—Pledget of Gauze Arrangedto Overcome Tendency to Recur-rence of Hallux Valgus, afterOperation. FLAT-FOOT Flat-foot is exceedingly liable torecur after operative most instances operative meas-ures of relief are followed by pla-cing the foot in the over-correctedposition and immobilizing it inplaster-of-Paris for six week- (). A window is cu1 in tliocaston the third day after the operationcorresponding in extent to the 594 OPERATIONS ON THE EXTREMITIES wound. The dressing is changed as frequently as is necessary with-out disturbing the position of the foot. At the end of the six weeksof immobilization the cast is removed and provision is made forobviating recurrence of the deformity. A suitable steel spring is. Fig. 376.—Markedly Rigid Flat Feet put up in a Corrected Position in Circu-lar Gypsum Splints. (Foote.) worn in the shoe (Fig. 377). The artificial arch is made ofsteel or aluminium, the latter being preferable as less influencedby moisture than the former. Fig. 377A shows a lateral view ofthe appliance, Fig. 377B shows the spring from the plantar sur- FLAT-FOOT 595 face. When the support is fitted to the foot, it should be moldedso as to extend forward almost to the ball of the foot, outward
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