Practical podiatry : . of the plaster ends lends reen- SHIELDS AND SHIELDING 135 forcement to the strapping and undoubtedly minimizes thedanger of the plaster loosening and at the same time all theedges of the shield are bound down to the integument(Fig. 12). It should be remembered that when applying adhesivestrips in the strapping of a plantar shield, the toes shouldalways be drawn back-ward towards the dor-sum of the foot to theirfullest extent, thestraps to be appliedwhilst the toes are heldin this position. This isto allow for the exten-sion of the toes in thelast position of walkingand p
Practical podiatry : . of the plaster ends lends reen- SHIELDS AND SHIELDING 135 forcement to the strapping and undoubtedly minimizes thedanger of the plaster loosening and at the same time all theedges of the shield are bound down to the integument(Fig. 12). It should be remembered that when applying adhesivestrips in the strapping of a plantar shield, the toes shouldalways be drawn back-ward towards the dor-sum of the foot to theirfullest extent, thestraps to be appliedwhilst the toes are heldin this position. This isto allow for the exten-sion of the toes in thelast position of walkingand prevents the plas-ter from pulling on thesound integument. In several instancesit has been advocatedthat but two one-inchwidth strips be used ona shield of this nature,and the same methodmay well be applied tothe strapping of themedio-plantar crescentshield previously de-scribed. These stripsare cut of equal length,each about four-and-a-half or five one inch fromfrom the sides so asplaster between the toes. FIG. 12. SHOWING COMPLETE STRAPPING FOR MEDIO-PLANTAR OVAL SHIELD one end, each strip , is narrowedto allow the admission of the. This one end is then adhered tothe integument on the dorsum of the foot, the narrow por- 136 PODIATRY tion being carried between tbe third and fourth or thefourth and fifth toes (as the size of the shield may indicate)and the remaining portion of plaster is adhered diagonallyacross the outer lateral surface of the shield. The otherstrip, adhered in like manner on the dorsal surface, is car-ried between the toes (usually the great and second) overthe inner lateral surface of the shield, lapping over the endof the first strip applied. This method of strapping covers,to a considerable extent, the anterior portion of the shieldand does away with the transverse strip which in manycases becomes an irritating agent to the tender integumentunder the toes. The argument against this method of strapping may bethe danger of irritation between the
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