Why the shoe pinches : a contribution to applied anatomy / by Hermann Meyer ; translated from the German by John Stirling Craig.

  • Meyer, Georg Hermann von, 1815-1892.
Date:
1863
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Credit: Why the shoe pinches : a contribution to applied anatomy / by Hermann Meyer ; translated from the German by John Stirling Craig. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    by side with the heels in contact, the inner margins of the front part of the foot are also brought close together. (Fig. 25.) How Soles are to be constructed for Feet in which the Great Toe has already been pressed obliquely outwards. We have just seen how the sole should be constructed for feet not very decidedly distorted by the ordinary form of sole, that is, in those cases in which in the naked foot the great toe still readily assumes its proper direction. The question now arises, How is this to be done for feet in which, when naked, the toe retains a false direction ? The answer is simple : The sole ought to be cut exactly as if the great toe were in its proper position. The grounds for this are clear. For, if the sole be made to suit the foot, the ordinary shape is simply reproduced, since the deformity lias arisen precise^ through the foot accommodating itself to the shape of the shoe. The con¬ tinuation of the injurious effects would thus be insured, and they might perhaps even be increased. If, on the other hand, the sole be made of the proper shape, it be¬ comes possible for the great toe to assume its normal position, and thus restore the foot to its true form. When the projection at the root of the great toe is already con¬ siderable, the breadth of the shoe might even be some¬ what lessened at this point, in order that a gentle pressure