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A treatise on orthopedic surgery . es, whether braces are used or not, directmanipulation of the distorted limbs is of the first —The limbs should be vigorously massaged atmorning and night, and forcibly straightened. The latter pro-cedure is conducted as follows: The patient is seated in a chair,the limb being fully extended so that the deformity is made asextreme as possible. One hand then clasps the knee, the palmlying against its inner aspect; with the other the calf is graspedfirmly and the leg is then gently straightened over the fulcrumformed by the palm of the h
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . es, whether braces are used or not, directmanipulation of the distorted limbs is of the first —The limbs should be vigorously massaged atmorning and night, and forcibly straightened. The latter pro-cedure is conducted as follows: The patient is seated in a chair,the limb being fully extended so that the deformity is made asextreme as possible. One hand then clasps the knee, the palmlying against its inner aspect; with the other the calf is graspedfirmly and the leg is then gently straightened over the fulcrumformed by the palm of the hand, and is held in the corrected DEFOBMITIES OF BONES OF LOWER EXTREMITY. 609 position for a moment. This manipulation should be continuedwith gradually increasing force, although not to the extent ofcausing actual pain, for ten minutes at least twice in the dayand oftener if possible. Posture and Exercise.—It has been stated that genu valgum isoften accompanied, especially in the rhachitic cases, by flat- FiG. 405. Tig.
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