A treatise on orthopedic surgery . The Thomas knock-knee brace. Thomas knock-knee brace with pelvic pelvic band may be divided also, the twoparts being joined by straps (Fig. 407). foot, while in another type the inversion of the feet, or in themore severe cases the actual fixed attitude of varus, indicatesthe effort of nature to withstand and to compensate for the de-formity at the knee. This serves as an indication to thicken thesoles of the shoes on the inner border or to apply braces as in thetreatment of flat-foot, in order to throw the strain upon the39 610 OBTHOPEDIC SUBGEBY. o
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . The Thomas knock-knee brace. Thomas knock-knee brace with pelvic pelvic band may be divided also, the twoparts being joined by straps (Fig. 407). foot, while in another type the inversion of the feet, or in themore severe cases the actual fixed attitude of varus, indicatesthe effort of nature to withstand and to compensate for the de-formity at the knee. This serves as an indication to thicken thesoles of the shoes on the inner border or to apply braces as in thetreatment of flat-foot, in order to throw the strain upon the39 610 OBTHOPEDIC SUBGEBY. outer border of the foot. The patient should be instructed towalk with the feet parallel with one another, and for olderchildren the tip-toe exercises, in which the body is raised uponthe toes as many times as the strength permits, or games orexercises in which the legs are extended should be exercises are often efficacious in the early stage of adoles-cent knock-knee, for, as has been mentioned, genu valgum is anex
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