A treatise on orthopedic surgery . y isdrawn upward to the vicinity of the internal malleolus, itsanterior extremity looks downward and inward, and it is oftenbent inward, corresponding to the deformity of the neck of theastragalus. Its external surface looks downward and forward,and it lies directly beneath the astragalus instead of to its outerside, as in the normal relation. The navicular is drawn inward and upward, and articulates DEFORMITIES OF THE FOOT. 797 with the inner part of the deflected head of the astragalus; itlies in close proximity to and is often in contact with theinternal m
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . y isdrawn upward to the vicinity of the internal malleolus, itsanterior extremity looks downward and inward, and it is oftenbent inward, corresponding to the deformity of the neck of theastragalus. Its external surface looks downward and forward,and it lies directly beneath the astragalus instead of to its outerside, as in the normal relation. The navicular is drawn inward and upward, and articulates DEFORMITIES OF THE FOOT. 797 with the inner part of the deflected head of the astragalus; itlies in close proximity to and is often in contact with theinternal malleolus; the cuboid is displaced upward and inward,and lies to the inner side of the anterior extremity of the oscalcis. The remaining bones are changed in position, but notmaterially in shape. In many instances the tibia is rotated in-ward upon the femur, and this inward rotation of the leg maypersist after the deformity of the foot has been corrected. Lessoften the tibia is slightly twisted inward on its long axis. In Fig.
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