Overgrowth of the inner tuberosity of the tibia as a cause of genu valgum : independent of elongated inner condyle of the femur / by John Ewens.
- Ewens, John.
- Date:
- 1893
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Overgrowth of the inner tuberosity of the tibia as a cause of genu valgum : independent of elongated inner condyle of the femur / by John Ewens. 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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![leg by the wedge method, using Adams’ saw instead of the chisel. A‘similar wedge with a base of about half an inch was removed from the tibia just below the tubercle; another wedge with a narrower base from the middle of the shaft, and the fibula was divided with a chisel. Antiseptic pre- cautions were taken, and primary union of the upper wound occurred, the lower] wound giving a little more trouble, but soon healing up. It was then evident that I had been too sparing of bone, a slight amount of genu valgum remaining, which I corrected by MacEwen’s operation on October 6th. In December I operated on Fig. 2b. the left leg by removing from the tibia, a little nearer the knee-joint, a rather larger wedge, no operation being considered necessary at the lower part of the limb, which came into excellent position, and all went well for a few](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22455012_0009.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
