Some effects upon the leg of pronation of the foot / by John Dane.

  • Dane, John
Date:
1897
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Some effects upon the leg of pronation of the foot / by John Dane. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    one is necessary) of metal chain, and cutting it to the desired length, it obtains an unyielding and yet flexible means of support and one that cannot be worn too loose. (7) By means of the broad leathers, passing around both uprights, the leg is held more firmly in the correct position with less constriction than in the common splint with a single upright, and the tendency to genu- valgum or subluxation of the tibia is greatly lessened. (8) When used for a walking or convalescent splint, the windlass attachment can be cut off. The round ends of the upright are then bent at right angles with the shaft for the last half inch or so and can be slipped into either end of a small piece of tubing fastened to the heel of the shoe. If the length of the upright has been so fixed that the heel of the foot does not quite come into contact with the heel of the shoe, the weight of the body will, when standing, be supported about equally by each of the uprights of the splint. As a consequence, in walking, the customary unpleas- ant, sideways lurch due to the necessity of bringing the centre of weight over the single outside upright of the ordinary splint, is in a great measure done away with. ♦
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