A treatise on orthopedic surgery . ateral attitude by means ofa sling of cotton cloth passedabout the prominent ribs; thusthe weight of the body actsas a correcting force duringthe application of the corset. In using such correctiveforce one endeavors, if possi-ble, to overcorrect the habitualdeformity and the less markedchanges in the anteroposteriorcontour as well. For example,if the lumbar region is flatone attempts to reproduce thenormal lordosis, and if thebody is habitually inclined inone direction one endeavorsto sway it to the opposite side,and to efface the so-called highhip. These j
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . ateral attitude by means ofa sling of cotton cloth passedabout the prominent ribs; thusthe weight of the body actsas a correcting force duringthe application of the corset. In using such correctiveforce one endeavors, if possi-ble, to overcorrect the habitualdeformity and the less markedchanges in the anteroposteriorcontour as well. For example,if the lumbar region is flatone attempts to reproduce thenormal lordosis, and if thebody is habitually inclined inone direction one endeavorsto sway it to the opposite side,and to efface the so-called highhip. These j ackets are chang-edat frequent intervals. Theyare particularly indicated in Forcible correction by means of the deformity of the paralytic Ormodified Hoffa appliance. (Bradford i i •,• . • J^ ,i^ and Bracicett.) rhachitic type lu young sub- better form of fixed support is the jacket applied after theCalot method in which direct pressure is made by means of padsover the convexitv of the defonnitv, a window having been. LATEEAL CUBVATUBE OF THE SPINE. 219 cut out on the opposite side to permit expansion. In treatmentby fixed supports in which pressure is exerted on the deformityand space provided for correction, the respiratory movements ofthe chest are an aid in rectification. Greater corrective forcemay be applied by machines as illustrated in Fig. 160, thejacket being applied to include the pressure pads. When the deformity is dependent upon irremediable injuryor disease, such, for example, as anterior poliomyelitis or empy-ema, some form of brace must be employed constantly to pre-vent excessive lateral deviation of the trunk; and in cases offixed deformity in older subjects, especially if the patients FiCx. 161.
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