A Guide to Orthopaedics |
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Posture and its maintenance | 1 |
Backache and the Disc Syndrome | 12 |
Chronic Arthritis and | 24 |
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action active adhesions affected allowed appearance applied arch arthritis assist bandage become body bone capsule carried cartilage cause changes common complete condition considerable considered consists correct course damaged defects deformity develop diagnosis difficult disc disease early ends especially essential eventually example exercises fact fail feet fibrous tissue final fingers flat foot force forefoot forwards fracture function further give given heel important indicated infection inflammatory injury joint knee lateral ligament limb manipulation means measures mechanical ment metatarsal heads move movements muscles necessary nerve normal occasionally occur Once operation origin pain paralysis patient period persist plaster position possible posture present pressure producing progress reaction region relieve require rest restore result rotation severe shoe short shoulder side signs sometimes spine splint stage stiffness strain stretch structures surfaces surgical symptoms synovial tend tendon tissues treatment usually weight whole wound