The operating room and the patient; a manual of pre- and post-operative treatment . e shortening is slight in proportion to theamount of bone removed, an extra thickness of the sole of theshoe supplying the deficiency. A joint may form in the fibrousnew formation. The mortality, in properly selected cases, issmall. In gunshot injuries resection, as a rule, is to be preferredto amputation. An unfavorable prognosis, however, is war-ranted in cases of tuberculous caries in individuals beyond theperiod of growth; such cases usually reciuii^e amputation. Ifperformed early, resection in children and
The operating room and the patient; a manual of pre- and post-operative treatment . e shortening is slight in proportion to theamount of bone removed, an extra thickness of the sole of theshoe supplying the deficiency. A joint may form in the fibrousnew formation. The mortality, in properly selected cases, issmall. In gunshot injuries resection, as a rule, is to be preferredto amputation. An unfavorable prognosis, however, is war-ranted in cases of tuberculous caries in individuals beyond theperiod of growth; such cases usually reciuii^e amputation. Ifperformed early, resection in children and young persons admitsof a good prognosis, as regards both life and function. Tarsectomy.—The operation must be followed by redress-ment and pressure to maintain the reposition. As soon as thewound has healed, the foot is overcorrected and a plaster-of-Paris bandage applied. Ogstons Operation.—The foot is forced in position, the thinshell left behind readily adapting itself to the corrected shapeof the tarsus, the wound sutured, and the parts immobilizedwith plaster of
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