A treatise on orthopedic surgery . s almost impossible to balance the foot upon the fibula by anyform of brace. The ordinary treatment, after the correction of the deformityof the foot, has been to resect the extremities of the femur andthe fibula to induce anchylosis. Xo final results have beenreported, but it may be assumed that an artificial limb wouldprovide a more useful support than the short and distorted ex-tremity. Congenital Deficiency and Hypertrophy.—The leg bones maybe perfectly formed, but one or more bones of the foot itself maybe absent. In these cases, after the reduction of t
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . s almost impossible to balance the foot upon the fibula by anyform of brace. The ordinary treatment, after the correction of the deformityof the foot, has been to resect the extremities of the femur andthe fibula to induce anchylosis. Xo final results have beenreported, but it may be assumed that an artificial limb wouldprovide a more useful support than the short and distorted ex-tremity. Congenital Deficiency and Hypertrophy.—The leg bones maybe perfectly formed, but one or more bones of the foot itself maybe absent. In these cases, after the reduction of the deformity,a support to hold the defective foot in its proper relation to theleg must be used. Medical Eeeord. Julv 15, 1905. ^ Lanois and Kuss report 40 eases. Eevue d Orthopedie, November, 1901. DEFOBMITIES OF TEE FOOT. 845 The foot may be divided into two parts, so that it resembles alobster claw. Supernimierary toes, or deficiency of toes, orhypertrophy of one or more of the toes, with or without corre- riG. 573. Fig.
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