Scarpa's shoe
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Not to be confused with Scarpa (company).
Scarpa's shoe was an 18th-century mechanical device developed to treat clubfoot. It never became widely accepted.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
It was designed by Antonio Scarpa, an Italian anatomist and surgeon.[3]
References
- ^ Dobbs, Matthew B; Morcuende, José A; Gurnett, Christina A; Ponseti, Ignacio V (2000). "Treatment of Idiopathic Clubfoot". The Iowa Orthopaedic Journal. 20: 59–64. ISSN 1541-5457. PMC 1888755 . PMID 10934626.
- ^ Krauss, Gustavus (1839). London Medical Gazette: Or, Journal of Practical Medicine. p. 345.
- ^ a b Rinzler, Carol Ann (2013年05月03日). "Cruel and unusual cures". Leonardo's Foot: How 10 Toes, 52 Bones, and 66 Muscles Shaped the Human World. Bellevue Literary Press. ISBN 9781934137635.
- ^ The Lancet. J. Onwhyn. 1837.
- ^ Co, George Tiemann & (1989). American Armamentarium Chirurgicum. Norman Publishing. ISBN 9780930405236.