A treatise on orthopedic surgery . body forcing the relaxed tissuesagainst the plaster sole, reinforced, if necessary, by a woodenfoot-plate completes the flattening of the arch. In many of thesecases the knee has been overextended by use in the deformedattitude, so that the habitual flexion necessary to bring the dorsi-flexed foot upon the ground during the two months allowed forthe complete union of the divided tendon is of benefit, as itserves to correct this secondary weakness and deformity. The Tonic Effect of Immediate Corkection.—The im-portance of the tonic effect of immediate relief o
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . body forcing the relaxed tissuesagainst the plaster sole, reinforced, if necessary, by a woodenfoot-plate completes the flattening of the arch. In many of thesecases the knee has been overextended by use in the deformedattitude, so that the habitual flexion necessary to bring the dorsi-flexed foot upon the ground during the two months allowed forthe complete union of the divided tendon is of benefit, as itserves to correct this secondary weakness and deformity. The Tonic Effect of Immediate Corkection.—The im-portance of the tonic effect of immediate relief of the strain of 854 ORTHOPEDIC SUBGEEY. the deformed position upon the weak anterior group of muscles,together with the complete relaxation of the overstretched tis-sues, during the long rest in the overcorrected position is notgenerally appreciated. Whenever the weakened muscles afterparalysis show by tests, electrical or otherwise, that they haverecovered their power in part, overcorrection of the deformity Fig. 577. Fig.
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