On the cure of club-foot without cutting tendons : and on certain new methods of treating other deformities . d down in a groove or a slitcut in eacli splint; but a screw-nut permitsthese pivots to be fixed, as far as their slidingaction is concerned. The spring itself isdouble, having a hinge in its middle whichcorresponds to the bend of the spring is of a circular form, so thatwhen the instrument is not in situ, the insideor concave surfaces of both splints come to-gether. When these are drawn apart, and theinstrument fastened upon the limb by web-bing straps, the spring curv
On the cure of club-foot without cutting tendons : and on certain new methods of treating other deformities . d down in a groove or a slitcut in eacli splint; but a screw-nut permitsthese pivots to be fixed, as far as their slidingaction is concerned. The spring itself isdouble, having a hinge in its middle whichcorresponds to the bend of the spring is of a circular form, so thatwhen the instrument is not in situ, the insideor concave surfaces of both splints come to-gether. When these are drawn apart, and theinstrument fastened upon the limb by web-bing straps, the spring curves outward fromthe thigh to the leg in the form of a order to obtain the greatest value from thespring, a buckskin cap, shaped to the inside ofthe knee is attached to the spring, both aboveand below the hinge, by straps in front andbehind the knee. These straps pulled bybuckles which they carry, to desirable tight-ness, of course, pull the spring nearer to theknee-joint. Thus the spring exercises force upon thethree parts of the limb ; it presses inwardsupon the middle or upper third of the thigh,.
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