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 juuctioii of Upper with Middle Third 

 by single Posterior Flap (Agatz). 



a, Tibia; b, fibula ; c, tibialisanticus: d, ext. com. digit; , jteron. loner. ;/. lib. 

 post. ; g, soleus with Hex. long, digit; A, gastrocnemius ; <, anterior tibial 

 vrscrls; j, post, tibial and peroneal vessels; k, int. saphen. vein; l, post, 

 tibial nerve. 



and there the bone will be found to have developed s. 

 curve forwards and a little outwards. 



Amputation of the leg at the junction of the 

 upper with the middle third by unequal antero- 

 posteiior flaps may be taken as an example. In the 



