A treatise on orthopedic surgery . .position. Excoriations are usually due to carelessness in theapplication of the bandage, or because it is not removed inproper season. The fear of compression or of atrophy ofmuscles or of stunting the growth, is groundless. At the end ofthe treatment, the corrected foot is, as a rule, larger than one 806 OBTHOPEDIC SUEGERY. that has remained untreated. The stunted foot is the result ofnon-treatment, or of ineffective treatment by braces or other-wise; not of the temporary rest necessitated by the reductionof deformity. The Rectification of Deformity by Spli
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . .position. Excoriations are usually due to carelessness in theapplication of the bandage, or because it is not removed inproper season. The fear of compression or of atrophy ofmuscles or of stunting the growth, is groundless. At the end ofthe treatment, the corrected foot is, as a rule, larger than one 806 OBTHOPEDIC SUEGERY. that has remained untreated. The stunted foot is the result ofnon-treatment, or of ineffective treatment by braces or other-wise; not of the temporary rest necessitated by the reductionof deformity. The Rectification of Deformity by Splints and Braces,—Of me-chanical supports there are many varieties. Complicated ap-pliances should be avoided because they are unnecessary andbecause they serve to distract attention from the rapid andsystematic correction of deformity. Of the simpler braces thatused by Judson is oile of the best and will serve as a type toillustrate this form of treatment. The method of application Fig. 533. Fig. 534 —> c Fig. 535. Fig. Fig. 537. Fig. 538. Fig. 539. Fig. 540.
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