Chap. XXII.] 



THE LEG. 



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In rickets the tibia is, of all the bones of the 

 extremities, the one that most frequently becomes 

 bent. It yields at its weakest part (the lower third), 



Fig. 52. Amputation of Leg at junction of Upper with Middle Third 

 by single Posterior Flap (Agatz). 



a, Tibia; 6, fibula; c, tibialisanticus: d. ext. com. digit; e, peron. Ion.?. ; /, tib. 

 post. ; g, soleus with flex. long, digit ; h, gastrocnemius ; i, anterior tibial 

 vessels; j, post, tibial and peroneal vessels; k, int. saphen. vein; i t post. 



and there the bone will be found to have developed a 

 curve forwards and a little outwards. 



Amputation of the leg" at the junction of the 

 upper with the middle third. This operation is often 

 performed by antero-posterior flaps, the anterior flap 



