A treatise on orthopedic surgery . than the front of the foot; the heel projects, the externalmalleolus is depressed and carried forward by the rotation ofthe leg, and is much less prominent than normal; the internalmalleolus is more prominent, and with the astragalus it over-hangs the bearing surface of the sole. The entire mechanism isout of gear; its motion is, therefore, very much restricted. Itis manifestly impossible for the patient to adduct the forefoot—that is, to turn it inward alx)ut the head of the displaced astrag-alus. Plantar flexion is also much limited, because of the per- DIS
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . than the front of the foot; the heel projects, the externalmalleolus is depressed and carried forward by the rotation ofthe leg, and is much less prominent than normal; the internalmalleolus is more prominent, and with the astragalus it over-hangs the bearing surface of the sole. The entire mechanism isout of gear; its motion is, therefore, very much restricted. Itis manifestly impossible for the patient to adduct the forefoot—that is, to turn it inward alx)ut the head of the displaced astrag-alus. Plantar flexion is also much limited, because of the per- DISABILITIES AND DEFORMITIES OF THE FOOT. 711 sistentflexionappearand sli466).Theevery adduction and plantar flexion of the astragalus. Dorsal on the other hand, even if actually restricted, may to be abnormally free, because the forefoot is abducted ghtly dorsiflexed upon the head of the astragalus (Fig. disability and its accompanying deformity are found injrade of severity. Discomfort usually begins when the Fig. 469. Fig.
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