On the treatment of genu valgum without division of bone / by Henry F. Baker.

  • Baker, Henry Francis.
Date:
1880
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: On the treatment of genu valgum without division of bone / by Henry F. Baker. 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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    the wing and pad fixed in their place. The cog-wheel (b) opposite the knee-joint is then acted on so as to slightly straighten the leg until pain is complained of, when the screw must be a little reversed, and the patient made quite easy. In this manner, the leg must be slightly stretched every day, when the resistance will be found to gradually give way, and the limb will be brought into the straight position. Great caution must be used in the application of pressure ; for, if a sore be allowed to form on the skin on the inner condyle of the femur, all treat- ment must for a time be abandoned, and much time will be lost. It is advisable that the instrument should be removed occasionally, and more frequently at first, before the skin has become accustomed to its pressure; and the leg should then be washed and powdered, and the knee flexed and extended to prevent its becoming stiff. This treat-