[Report 1950] / School Medical Officer of Health, Salford.

Salford (England). Council.

Date:: 1950

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Credit: [Report 1950] / School Medical Officer of Health, Salford. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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problem cork heel wedges have been devised and consist of a leather heel sock and a wedge shaped piece of cork ^ in. thick and 1J in. wide. The cork wedge is fitted along the medial half of the sock, the anterior end of the cork being bevelled. Where necessary the thickness of the wedge can be increased by adding a further layer of cork. The advantages of this simple device are that a proper wedge effect is achieved so far as the heel is concerned, and the Fig. F. Contracted Second Toe. cost is very modest—the appliance being provided as part of normal treatment and eliminating the necessity of the parent being put to considerable expense by having leather wedges fitted. The use of the wedges have been confined to the less severe cases of pronation and have proved highly satisfactory. Careful check of all cases treated has shown most gratifying results as is evidenced by the statistical report. Fig. G. Toe Splint with Brace.