An appendix to a Practical essay on distortion of the legs and feet of children, &c. Containing sixty two cases that have been successfully treated in patients between the ages of two weeks and twenty-five years, &c. &c

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LEGS AND FEET OF CHILDREN, &c.

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SIXTY-TWO CASES THAT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY TREATED IN PATIENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF TWO WEEKS AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS,

By T. SHELDRAKE,

fRUJS-M4iCER TO THE WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL,

LONDON:

Printed for the Author, and sold at his House, No. 50, Strand.

Printed by Cox, Son, and BaySt, 7 Greet Queen Street.

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This Appendix contains some additional cases, to prove what was advanced in the former edition of the Practical Essay on Distortion in the Legs and Feet of Children, viz- that that peculiar malformation of the feet, which is technically called Varus, and by some Club- Foot, may certainly be cured in every case that is taken in hand, before the patient arrives at the age of two years; but it will contain more cases to prove, that the same disease may be cured after the patient is much farther advanced in life, viz. to the age of twelve, fourteen, and fifteen years, before any rational attempts have been made to cure it : other cases will likewise be found to prove, that many distortions in the legs and ' feet, which have been deemed absolutely incurable, may be so perfectly cured, as to render the limbs as useful as if they had never been distorted, and with so little peculiarity of form remaining, that they will pass unnoticed in the ordinary pursuits of life.

At the time I first engaged in this pursuit, it was thought so unlikely to succeed, that many chose to imagine that I was mad, or something worse, to undertake what I did. So much was said on this subject, that I thought it prudent to request the attendance of some respectable surgeon, to examine every case before I did 1 any thing, and again when the patient was removed from my care, that it might be proved by the testimony of such gentlemen, what actually was performed in each case; and, when I published the practical Essay &c.

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