. Medical and surgical therapy. Fios. 33 and 34,—Appliance for musculo-spiral paralysis with palmarbutton. (Meige.) To correct paralysis of the extensors and the ab-ductor longus pollicis these appliances can be fur-nished with a leather ring fixed to a spiral springintended to separate the thumb. Another model has been used by Souques, M^gevand,and Donnet.^ It consists of a leather arm-piece linedwith chamois leather, surrounding the lower end of theforearm and lacing up on its anterior aspect. At each side of the arm-piece an iron rod is fixed,articulating with another bent iron rod which un
. Medical and surgical therapy. Fios. 33 and 34,—Appliance for musculo-spiral paralysis with palmarbutton. (Meige.) To correct paralysis of the extensors and the ab-ductor longus pollicis these appliances can be fur-nished with a leather ring fixed to a spiral springintended to separate the thumb. Another model has been used by Souques, M^gevand,and Donnet.^ It consists of a leather arm-piece linedwith chamois leather, surrounding the lower end of theforearm and lacing up on its anterior aspect. At each side of the arm-piece an iron rod is fixed,articulating with another bent iron rod which unites atthe palm with that of the opposite side. The articula- ^ Societe de Neurologic, June 29, 1916. Revue Neurologique, July191G, p. 119. ORTHOPMDIC APPLIANCES 335 tion between the two rods takes place at the wrist,and is homologous to it in its action. Successive. Fig. 35.—Appliance for correction of musculo-spiral paralysis(appliance at rest). (A. Souques, M6gevand, and Donnet.) movements of voluntary flexion and mechanical ex-tension can thus take place freely (figs. 35 and 36).The appliance of Froment and Muller (figs. 37 and
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