The Western Medical Reporter Volume 15, No. 5 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 Excerpt: ...complications. If everything has progressed favorably, the patient may sit up in bed for an hour on the fourteenth day, and get out of bed for an hour on the next day. By the end of three weeks she will be able to take a drive or leave home. Before sitting up the patient must be measured for an abdominal belt, which must be worn day and night, a lighter one being preferable for night use. The patient must be told of the dangers of ventral hernia, and urged to wear the belt for about two years. She must also be instructed about the avoidance of muscular exertion. Keep the bowels regular, and suspend the marital relation for at least three months.--Univ. Med. Mag. The Treatment or Club Foot By Continuous Leverage.--Henry Ling Taylor, in the New York Medical Journal, describes his method of treating equino-varus. His aims are: (1) Preservation of the heel cord as an aid in unfolding the foot. (2) Reduction of the varus first and then the equinus.. (3") Exact prehension of the foot by means of an apparatus not attached to the shoe, and by adhesive plaster applied to the leg. (4) The application of leverage to the inner side of the foot and leg. (5) Thorough mechanical after-treatment. The varus is first to be overcome by applying a wooden or metal strip padded and strapped at the ends to the fore part of the foot and to the leg below the knee, while the ankle is drawn toward this line by a third strap placed a little above that joint. The tendo-Achilles may be divided to let the heel down, or a set screw at the ankle used for the same purpose. A steel shoe is now to be worn day and night. The heel is kept down in the shoe by a piece of webbing fastened to three adhesive straps applied to the leg. The lower end of this webbing is buckled to the inner side o...