Modern surgery, general and operative . Fig. 473.—^Talipesequinis (Albert). Fig. 474.—^Talipes cal-caneus (Albert). Fig. 475.—Double equinovarus (American Text-Book of Surgery). bandages. If a child has begun to walk, it may still be possible to correct thedeformity eventually by manipulations, by plaster-of-Paris bandages, or byclub-foot shoes, but most cases require tenotomy of the tendo Achillis before theapplication of the shoe or the plaster. The club-foot shoe may do good service,but in many instances it is painful and is not so efficient as plaster of severe cases, before apply
Modern surgery, general and operative . Fig. 473.—^Talipesequinis (Albert). Fig. 474.—^Talipes cal-caneus (Albert). Fig. 475.—Double equinovarus (American Text-Book of Surgery). bandages. If a child has begun to walk, it may still be possible to correct thedeformity eventually by manipulations, by plaster-of-Paris bandages, or byclub-foot shoes, but most cases require tenotomy of the tendo Achillis before theapplication of the shoe or the plaster. The club-foot shoe may do good service,but in many instances it is painful and is not so efficient as plaster of severe cases, before applying the plaster, the patient is given ether; thesurgeon cuts the tendons of the anterior and posterior tibial muscles, theplantar fascia, the tendo Achillis, and the long flexor of the toes, in the ordernamed, and forcibly corrects the deformity. In old cases, with alteration in theshape of the bones, cuneiform osteotomy, or the removal of the cuboid or othertarsal bones, may be indicated. In these cases Phelps advises an open tr
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