Hello List,
After being invited to co-author an article with an orthopedic surgeon on equinus contractures, I’m taking a quick pulse on a possible angle for the article.
A single question:
Do you recall Wolff’s Law and also recall Davis’ Law?
If you respond with “Wolff, yes, Davis, no”, that would be the same as my answer.
Or… “Wolff, vaguely. Davis, no” might be more accurate, since this goes back more years than I care to admit…
FYI: Wolff says that bones respond structurally to the forces we put on them. Davis says the same thing, only for soft tissue like ligaments and tendons. We are all very familiar with contractures, etc, but being able to quote Davis’ Law carries weight. I was frankly surprised that I was only aware of Wolff. Is this (relative) unfamiliarity with Davis’ Law the same for other practitioners as it was for me?
With everyone’s busy schedules, I appreciate the feedback. I think that unfamiliarity with contractures results in assumptions that a problem lies in the orthosis or prosthesis rather than in the natural consequence of the rules of Davis’ Law.
So… Wolff? Davis?…
Thanks in advance,
Tom
Thomas J. Cutler, CPO, FAAOP
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