The practice of surgery : embracing minor surgery and the application of dressings, etc., etc., etc. . the knife is pushed under the skin and over the tense tendon, theedge is turned down upon this ; at the same time the foot is twistedin a manner to tighten the tendon, which is then easily divided ;the knife is withdrawn, a piece of lint and sticking-plaster areapplied, and in three or four days a boot of the proper form is puton. In adults, where there is great deformity of old standing, itonly requires a glance at the skeleton of such an ankle and footto convince any one that the operation
The practice of surgery : embracing minor surgery and the application of dressings, etc., etc., etc. . the knife is pushed under the skin and over the tense tendon, theedge is turned down upon this ; at the same time the foot is twistedin a manner to tighten the tendon, which is then easily divided ;the knife is withdrawn, a piece of lint and sticking-plaster areapplied, and in three or four days a boot of the proper form is puton. In adults, where there is great deformity of old standing, itonly requires a glance at the skeleton of such an ankle and footto convince any one that the operation is worse than useless; butthere are many cases, even in adults, of inconvenient deformity,of no very great extent anatomically, which are susceptible ofgreat benefit from operation. In these cases the knife and properapparatus, as already directed, should be employed. There is nodifficulty in distinguishing what tendons are to be cut, for theyappear like tense bars under the skin. Talipes Calcaneus is a rare deformity, described by Dr. Little,in which the foot rests upon the back part of the This distortion admits of little improvement from surgery, ex-cepting as regards appearance. 120 INVERSION OF THE TOE-NAIL. WHITLOW. The operation for whitlow is simple, yet is rendered importantby the frequency and painfulness of the disorder, and the seriousresults of delay in the use of the knife. It should be early resortedto, even before the formation of pus. It is well, however, to tryfirst to discuss the inflammation by touching the finger with nitrateof silver, or covering the part with a blister, or even surroundingthe finger with emplastrum cantharides. By this means the deep-seated inflammation may often be removed; but if this fail, theknife at once should be appealed to. This operation is best performed by taking the patients armunder that of the surgeon, and holding the edge of the knife upper-most ; its point should be thrust forcibly to the bone, at the pointwhere the
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