A treatise on orthopedic surgery . An effective and inconspicuous support for paralytic toe-drop. An uprightof light tempered steel, carefully adjusted to the inner side of the leg and ankle,provided with a light calf band. This is strengthened by a posterior supportattached to the upright. The lovs^er end of the brace is arranged as a caliperand is fitted to the metal disk, of which two views are shown. A depression iscut in the heel of the shoe for the disk, as is shown in the diagram. Two strongelastic tapes are sewed to the leather of the shoe. These are attached to thestuds on the front o
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . An effective and inconspicuous support for paralytic toe-drop. An uprightof light tempered steel, carefully adjusted to the inner side of the leg and ankle,provided with a light calf band. This is strengthened by a posterior supportattached to the upright. The lovs^er end of the brace is arranged as a caliperand is fitted to the metal disk, of which two views are shown. A depression iscut in the heel of the shoe for the disk, as is shown in the diagram. Two strongelastic tapes are sewed to the leather of the shoe. These are attached to thestuds on the front of the calf band, and thus the toe-drop is prevented. (SeeFig. 580.) Support is, of course, necessary, iji cases of hopeless paralysis,to hold the foot at a right angle with the leg. The commonform is a simple steel sole-plate of sufficient size to support thesole, and the toes, also, if their muscles are paralyzed, attachedto a light upright, provided with a calf band. The upright isusually applied on the inner side of the leg, wh
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