The uses of adhesive plaster in orthopaedic surgery / by A.B. Judson.
- Judson, Adoniram Brown, 1837-1916.
- Date:
- 1887
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The uses of adhesive plaster in orthopaedic surgery / by A.B. Judson. 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 dotted line the webbing, and A the position of the buckle. In passing I may notice that the overlapping of the toes, which is a frequent accompaniment of acquired club-foot, may be easily corrected by the use of adhesive plaster* This affection, though trifling in itself, may give rise to the conditions known as hallux valgus and “ hammer-toe,” the latter being a dorsal projection of the proximal phalangeal joint of the second or third toe resembling the hammer of a gun. It is a very painful and inconvenient deformity, and has not infrequently led to amputation and other forms of operative interference.* Overlapping may be arrested by a single narrow strip of adhesive plaster passed over and under and between the toes in such a manner as to reduce them to a straight line, as shown in Fig. 2, which represents the reduction of the overlapping second toe, the plaster be- ing applied with the adhesive surface uppermost. In chil- dren this treatment permanently restores the toes to their normal position in a few days. Adhesive plaster for making prehension of the head has been widely used in the treatment of torticollis. Dr. Gil- * See Annandale’s “ Malformations of the Fingers and Toes,” ] 866, pp. 63-66, Plate vi.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22364298_0007.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
