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Felix Wurtz, the son of a surgeon in Basel, studied in Nuremburg before returning to practice in his home town. His paediatric treatise, first published in 1563,' was translated into English in 1656 as The Childrens Book of Felix Wiirtz (figure). It is clearly based on his own experience and is amazingly fresh and free from the prejudices of the past. As he wrote: 'I presume not to write of things which I never had an experience of; those I leave unto wiser men'. Wurtz's book contains a great deal of sound and original advice, for instance, on the choice of midwife or wet nurse, on the importance of discovering why a baby was crying, and on the harm that might be done by tightly swaddling the baby, as was the custom at that time. He also warns of the danger of deformation should the baby be always carried on the same arm, or be made to sit or stand too early and toolong. Indeed Wurtz was the first author after Hippocrates to give advice on the management of congenital orthopaedic deformities. The following section entitled 'Of crooked and lame children, coming thus into the world' illustrates his practical experience and mastery of the subject. Above all he appreciated the importance of growth in addition to postural correction.

Felix Wurtz of Basel (1518-75) and clubfeet.