Showing papers in "Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research in 1974"

Tibial blood supply in relation to fracture healing.

Abstract: Tibial Blood Supply in Relation to Fracture Healing Frederic Rhinelander; Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Balance and kinetics of the fingers under normal and pathological conditions.

Abstract: Balance and Kinetics of the Fingers Under Normal and Pathological Conditions Richard Smith; Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Treatment of plantar fasciitis and calcaneal spurs with the UC-BL shoe insert.

Abstract: The UC-BL Shoe Insert (Fig. 1) was de­ veloped at the Biomechanics Laboratory in San Francisco as a part of several research projects on the mechanisms of the human foot. The ability of the insert to modify and control these mechanisms led to its application to many foot problems. For example, it was considered that the insert should be able to take over, at least in part, the contribution of the plantar aponeurosis to longitudinal arch stability. Consequently, the tension on this fascia would be reduced. It was felt that a reasonable approach to test this theory was to fit patients who had plantar fasciitis. If there were little or no tension on the plantar aponeurosis the symptoms of stress and pain should be alleviated. To this end a clinical program was initiated to have local physicians send to the laboratory those patients with plan­ tar fasciitis whose condition was resistant to treatment by usual methods. A number of patients were fitted over the years with a statis­ tically significant degree of success, which not