Lectures on orthopedic surgery . Fig. 212.—A case of bowlegs withinability to fully extend theknees. Fig. 213.—Knoctknees in an infant. 2. Back-lying, arms straight, grasp the ends of a stick15 inches long, the surgeon pulls upward while the pa-tient pulls downward, each alternately resisting, thestick making excursions from- the thighs of the patientto the table above his head, 10 times. 3. Back-lying, arms stretched out and palms up,breathe deeply 10 to 20 times. 261 4. Back-lying, grasp stick as in exercise 2, the patientpulls upward while the surgeon 2>ulls downward, eachalternately res
Lectures on orthopedic surgery . Fig. 212.—A case of bowlegs withinability to fully extend theknees. Fig. 213.—Knoctknees in an infant. 2. Back-lying, arms straight, grasp the ends of a stick15 inches long, the surgeon pulls upward while the pa-tient pulls downward, each alternately resisting, thestick making excursions from- the thighs of the patientto the table above his head, 10 times. 3. Back-lying, arms stretched out and palms up,breathe deeply 10 to 20 times. 261 4. Back-lying, grasp stick as in exercise 2, the patientpulls upward while the surgeon 2>ulls downward, eachalternately resisting, the stick making excursions fromthe thighs of the patient to the table above his head, Fig. 214.—Knockknees and bowlegs in the same patient. 5. Back-lying, hands up,breathe deeply 10 to 20 times. 6. Back-lying, arms straight, the surgeon grasps thepatients hands, each alternately pulling and resisting,the arms make an excursion from the patients thighshorizontally to a point above his head, 10 times. 262 7. Back-lying, knee straight and stiff, foot extended,circle the legs, first one and then the other, 10 times. 8. Back-lying, knees held down, hands on hips, orstretched out, or locked at the back of the head, rise tothe sitting posture, 10 times. 9. Back-lying, hands on hips, neck stiff and wholebody rigid, the surgeon with his hands under the pa-tients head raises him 10 times.
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