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(6) Children under school age—
(i) Osteoclasis Tibiae (bow legs) 1
(ii) Osteotomy Femur, right and left (Genu
Valgum) 1
(iii) Manipulation and P.P.'s—Talipes, right
and left 2
— 4
Total ii
The special features of this year's work are the successful
results of the operations, particularly the cases of Talipes, and the
increasing number of children under school age sent up for advice
and treatment.
For example, a case of Club Foot, seen and treated from the
moment of the child's birth, can be cured within a few months,,
often without operation.
The motto of the Orthopaedic Clinic should always be
" Prevention is better than cure," and this idea is fostered by the
medical examination at an early age of every child, whereby
defects are discovered and treated, and potential weaknesses,
strengthened and often cured.
B. WHITCHURCH HOWELL, F.R.C.S.