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1 Subastragaloid Arthrodesis Lit. Foot
1 Subcutaneous Sternomastoid tenotomy
1 Arthrodesis 3rd Toe
1 Inter-phalangeal (open division of Sternomastoid)
1 Holdsworth Operation R. & L.
1 Destapling both knees
1 Removal of loose bodies from Lt. elbow
1 Elongated tendon Lit. position Rt. foot
During the year 12 pairs of valgus insoles, 7 pairs
of surgical boots or shoes, 3 pairs Genu Valgum splints, 1
metatarsal bar, 5 calipers and inverting irons, 13 repairs to
calipers and shoes, and 63 pairs wedges to shoes were supplied
to school children.
130 cases were discharged from the Orthopaedic
Clinic, 52 as cured, 19 due to absence and were kept under
observation at school, 48 were showing improvement and
were kept under observation at school 11 cases left school
or left the district.
MINOR ORTHOPAEDIC DEFECTS.
Dr. F.E. O'Connor Wilson, one of the school medical
officers, has under supervision and attends periodically one
of the following Clinics conducted by the Physiotherapist:-
Exercises Massage Sunlight
and she reports as follows
"REMEDIAL EXERCISES
The clinics for remedial exercises were large
and well attended during 1959, as will be seen from
the following numbers:-
Newbury Hall No. of new cases = 303
" " attendances = 1,533
Mayesbrook No. of new cases = 251
11 " attendances = 1,202
Total No. of new cases = 554
11 " " attendances = 2,735