A memoir on the congenital club feet of children : and on the mode of correcting that deformity / by Antonio Scarpa ; translated from the Italian by J.H. Wishart ; with five original engravings by Anderloni.

  • Scarpa, Antonio.
Date:
1808
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Credit: A memoir on the congenital club feet of children : and on the mode of correcting that deformity / by Antonio Scarpa ; translated from the Italian by J.H. Wishart ; with five original engravings by Anderloni. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    almost touch each other. The thigh and leg preserve their natural shape ; not unfrequently, however, the one or other of the knees projects a little inwards or outwards. The internal malleolus is very slightly, or not at all prominent; the ex- ternal, on the contrary, projects considerably, and is appa- rently situated more downwards and backwards than usual; * from which circumstance it appears, as if the two bones of the leg had been turned in such a manner, that the internal malleolus is carried forwards, and the external backwards. But on examining attentively, it is evident that this distor- tion is not absolute, but relative, arising from the flexure of the fore part of the foot inwards; and that the two mal- leoli, as well as the astragalus, are completely, or nearly, in their natural position, as shall be afterwards demon- strated. The posterior tuberosity of the heel appears en- tirely awanting, in consequence of its being turned to- wards the inner side of the foot, and drawn a little up- wards towards the calf of the leg. When the child stands on his feet, therefore, the heel does not touch the ground. The upper part of the foot is very much elevated, and is unusually prominent about its middle, which renders it irregular. The sole of the foot is quite concave, and, as it were, deeply furrowed lengthwise. The great toe is kept separated from the other toes towards the inner margin of the foot, and it is the more removed from the other toes, the more firmly the child presses on the ground.