. Manual of operative surgery. PIG. 1575. IIG. 1570. Figs. 1575 and 1576.—Jones club-foot splints.—{Jones.) quickly and the foot immediately released. Holding the foot too long in the biteof the wrench may result in a pressure sore (Ridlon and Jones). Apply forcesufficiently to temporarily destroy the resiliency of the soft parts so that the footlies lax in the hand of the operator. Place in good position in a retention a few days the resiliency of the soft parts begins to return and the operationis repeated if this is necessary to obtain overcorrection,until there is no ten-dency
. Manual of operative surgery. PIG. 1575. IIG. 1570. Figs. 1575 and 1576.—Jones club-foot splints.—{Jones.) quickly and the foot immediately released. Holding the foot too long in the biteof the wrench may result in a pressure sore (Ridlon and Jones). Apply forcesufficiently to temporarily destroy the resiliency of the soft parts so that the footlies lax in the hand of the operator. Place in good position in a retention a few days the resiliency of the soft parts begins to return and the operationis repeated if this is necessary to obtain overcorrection,until there is no ten-dency towards recurrence. After this keep the foot immobilized until all the CLUB-FOOT 1229 parts have adapted themselves to their new relations; or, as Thomas said, untilslack has been taken up and the flexors and evertors of the ankle voluntarilyact. Ridlon writes: If the patient cannot voluntarily flex and evert, it isbecause the tendons concerned are still suffering from stretch palsy, and relapse
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