A treatise on orthopedic surgery . 3. O^ The Judson brace for paralysis of the quadriceps extensor muscle in connectionwith deformity of the foot. ary effect. In many instances, therefore, it will lie necessaryto support the knee as well as the ankle dtiring the earlier stagesof the treatment. Paralysis of the Thigh Muscles.—Paralysis of the quad-riceps extensor muscle causes primarily a peculiar gait. Thepatient, unable to extend the leg upon the thigh, throws orswings it forward, then locks the joint by direct contact of thebones and by the resistance of the posterior tissues, by incliningth
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . 3. O^ The Judson brace for paralysis of the quadriceps extensor muscle in connectionwith deformity of the foot. ary effect. In many instances, therefore, it will lie necessaryto support the knee as well as the ankle dtiring the earlier stagesof the treatment. Paralysis of the Thigh Muscles.—Paralysis of the quad-riceps extensor muscle causes primarily a peculiar gait. Thepatient, unable to extend the leg upon the thigh, throws orswings it forward, then locks the joint by direct contact of thebones and by the resistance of the posterior tissues, by incliningthe body somewhat forward as the weight falls upon it. In thismanner, again, the knee may be overextended. Or if extensionis checked by shortening of the tissues, induced, for example, DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. 639 by habitual assumption of the sitting posture, the patient beingunable to lock the joint effectivelj by complete contact of thebones, often trips and falls because of the insecurity of the sup- FiG. 424. Fig. a:^
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