A treatise on orthopedic surgery . erage function. the foot. As one foot is advanced it first bears weight momen-tarily on the*heel, then upon its outer border; the heel is thenraised, and the body is lifted over the toes, the great toe givingthe final impulse to the step, so that if the walker is looked atfrom behind he appears to be in-toeing at the termination ofeach step. Thus, during the walk, there is an alternation ofpostures, and the foot, under muscular control, assumes theattitudes most opposed to that of passive support. DISABILITIES AND DEF0B2IITIES OF THE FOOT. 699 Improper Postur
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . erage function. the foot. As one foot is advanced it first bears weight momen-tarily on the*heel, then upon its outer border; the heel is thenraised, and the body is lifted over the toes, the great toe givingthe final impulse to the step, so that if the walker is looked atfrom behind he appears to be in-toeing at the termination ofeach step. Thus, during the walk, there is an alternation ofpostures, and the foot, under muscular control, assumes theattitudes most opposed to that of passive support. DISABILITIES AND DEF0B2IITIES OF THE FOOT. 699 Improper Postures.—The alternation of postures and theleverage action of the foot are bv no means necessary to simpleprogression; for example, both feet might be fixed in plasterbandages, yet walking would be possible, just as it is possible ontwo wooden legs. Indeed, an approximation to such a mannerof walking is often seen, in which the feet are practically heldin the passive attitude, the weight being borne in great part Fig. 449. Fig.
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