A treatise on orthopedic surgery . Judsons brace for calcaneus deformity. described in the treatment of paralytic equinus. If motion ispermitted at the ankle it should be in plantar flexion only, thestop being the reverse of that used in equinus; or, as this formof check entails much strain upon the joint, it may be omitted(Figs. 582-583). A still stronger brace is that shown inFig. 589. Thus the strain, removed from the weakened tissues,is borne by the anterior surface of the leg. Other forms ofbraces are sometimes employed, provided with elastic bandsto supply the place of the calf muscle; b
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . Judsons brace for calcaneus deformity. described in the treatment of paralytic equinus. If motion ispermitted at the ankle it should be in plantar flexion only, thestop being the reverse of that used in equinus; or, as this formof check entails much strain upon the joint, it may be omitted(Figs. 582-583). A still stronger brace is that shown inFig. 589. Thus the strain, removed from the weakened tissues,is borne by the anterior surface of the leg. Other forms ofbraces are sometimes employed, provided with elastic bandsto supply the place of the calf muscle; but, as a rule, the im-provement in gait hardly compensates for the difficulty in ad-justment or the conspicuousness of the appliance. The most important part of the actual deformity of calcaneusis the cavus, and in confirmed cases it is practically impossibleto reduce this directly, because the loss of resistance of the tendoAchillis takes away the point of fixation against which effectiveforce can be exerted. If the deformity is
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