A treatise on orthopedic surgery . may be in childhood it is impossible to say, but itis not likely to be greater than one in five. One must concludethat statistics, on which such statements are based, have beenmade up from the records of hospitals where it is unusual foran adult to apply for the treatment of bow-leg, to which he hasbecome accustomed since childhood, unless the deformity isextreme or causes discomfort. Granting that the power of nature is quite sufficient to modifyor to cure even the more extreme distortions of childhood, stillit is evident that this natural force is often ine
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . may be in childhood it is impossible to say, but itis not likely to be greater than one in five. One must concludethat statistics, on which such statements are based, have beenmade up from the records of hospitals where it is unusual foran adult to apply for the treatment of bow-leg, to which he hasbecome accustomed since childhood, unless the deformity isextreme or causes discomfort. Granting that the power of nature is quite sufficient to modifyor to cure even the more extreme distortions of childhood, stillit is evident that this natural force is often ineffective in com-pleting the cure. Therefore, in doubtful cases at least, oneshould lend assistance in that class of patients likely to appre-ciate the advantage of symmetry over deformity, even thoughit be unattended by discomfort or disability. GENU VALGUM. Synonyms.—Knock-knee, in-knee. In the erect posture the thighs, whose upper extremities aresej)arated by the pelvis and by the projecting femoral necks, Fig. 398. Fiti. normal inclination of the femora
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