Albany medical annals . pain. Imprint D. is from a painful foot. Imprints E. and F. represent a third type of foot in which there is almoBt completeobliteration of the longitudinal arches under weight E. is from a foot without F. is from a painful foot. J. M. BERRY 259 dislocated shoulder in splints without first reducing the dis-location. Different cases require different treatment. Quoting from Townsends article: The valgus or abduc-tion must be overcome, the weakened structures must be strength-ened, the free and normal motion of the foot must be restored,the de
Albany medical annals . pain. Imprint D. is from a painful foot. Imprints E. and F. represent a third type of foot in which there is almoBt completeobliteration of the longitudinal arches under weight E. is from a foot without F. is from a painful foot. J. M. BERRY 259 dislocated shoulder in splints without first reducing the dis-location. Different cases require different treatment. Quoting from Townsends article: The valgus or abduc-tion must be overcome, the weakened structures must be strength-ened, the free and normal motion of the foot must be restored,the deformity overcome, the patient made to walk as patientswith normal feet should walk, and the application of a supportsimply intended to push up a weakened arch can never accom-plish this. Temporary relief may be obtained, but not a cure,when a true and severe case of flat-foot exists. Perfect reduc-tion of a deformity may be gained by the use of a support, andby not strengthening the muscles and cultivating normal move-. Fig. 3. A. represents the supporting part or brace proper which is moulded to fit the archof the foot. B. is the base piece supporting the brace and holding it in the head C. fits into the slot 4. The brace ready for use. ments the foot may be still farther weakened rather than im-proved. By the use of an improper brace what is not a flat-footmay be made one. It follows, therefore, that the routine practiceof patients treating themselves or being treated by ready-madesupports should be discouraged. The use of plates is to apply corrective force with the bodyweight acting as a counterforce. The brace or plate shouldinterfere as little as possible with the normal motion of the fault with a great many braces is that they splint the training for a boat race do not put their arms in splints 360 PLAT-FOOT SERIES OF DISABILITIES OF THE FOOT and stay in bed. (Figures 3 and 4 are sketches of a brace whickI have found very useful in
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