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“—a flat-foot is not in itself a deformity, nor a malady,— for it is the natural attitude of the foot in relaxation. — Nor can the so called arch of the foot be a anatomical structure —. The so called normal arch of the foot is — a contracture deformity almost universally acquired by civilised people —. People do not suffer from flat-foot, but from unability to flatten their feet. — The almost universal conception of the arch of the foot as a normal anatomical structure has led to the obvious conclusion that it must be supported when its gives way — I need hardly say that the treatment of the foot strain or so called flat-foot by arch supporst has proved a miserable failure.”
“— arch supports were much to be condemmed.”
Lancet1935 I, 11. Mai.
“He himself had suffered from acute flat-foot duing convalescence from pneumonia, and had gained relief from two proprietary supports, aganist the use which he had always warned this students.”
“Forcible maniqulation followd by massage and exercise cures the vast majority of these cases—”
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Fischer, Ernst: Arch. f. Orthop.33, H. 2.
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Fischer, E. Wie hat die orthopädische Einlage beschaffen zu sein?. Arch orthop Unfall-Chir 38, 25–34 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02581969
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