The practice of surgery : embracing minor surgery and the application of dressings, etc., etc., etc. . foot is turned inwards ; the patient may walk on its outer edge oron the ankle, and, in very bad cases, on the dorsum of the Talipes Valgus: the foot is twisted outwards, and the patientwalks on the inner ankle. Treatment.—The treatment, in children, consists in the earlyapplication of a proper shoe or boot, perfectly adapted to the should be worn constantly until the deformity is it is necessary to divide the tendons of the contractedmuscles. Tenotomy
The practice of surgery : embracing minor surgery and the application of dressings, etc., etc., etc. . foot is turned inwards ; the patient may walk on its outer edge oron the ankle, and, in very bad cases, on the dorsum of the Talipes Valgus: the foot is twisted outwards, and the patientwalks on the inner ankle. Treatment.—The treatment, in children, consists in the earlyapplication of a proper shoe or boot, perfectly adapted to the should be worn constantly until the deformity is it is necessary to divide the tendons of the contractedmuscles. Tenotomy is performed with a knife having a short, narrowblade; this is passed under the skin, previously drawn to one side, TALIPES, OK CLUB-FOOT. 119 so as to remove the external perforation from the incision within ;the knife is pushed under the skin and over the tense tendon, theedge is turned down upon this ; at the same time the foot is twistedin a manner to tighten the tendon, which is then easily divided ;the knife is withdrawn, a piece of lint and sticking-plaster areapplied, and in three or fou
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