Lectures on orthopedic surgery . Fig. 64.—Sliuwiijg cuirass belore it is covered with leather. Treatment of Spondylitis with the Thomas Cuirass.—The treatment of Potts disease by this appliance ( to 67) is based upon the principle of immediate and complete immobilization of the diseased area byan apparatus applied in most cases to fit the deformity,without any effort then, or at any time, to correct thedeformity by suspension, posture, and only very excep-tionally by leverage. The principle logically obtains.

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