. Operative surgery. Fig. 566.—Sawing the Fig. 567.—Amputation of great toe vpiththe metatarsal bone (oval method). Fig. 568.—Amputation of little toe withmetatarsal bone (lateral-flap method). Amputation of the Little Toe with the Metatarsal Bone.—Amputationcan be done by either the oval- or the lateral-flap method; the steps of theformer method are in all respects similar to those for the removal of thegreat toe with its metatarsal bone. The lateral-flap method is performed by separating the fifth from thefourth toe, at the same time carrying a narrow-bladed knife upward fromthe web
. Operative surgery. Fig. 566.—Sawing the Fig. 567.—Amputation of great toe vpiththe metatarsal bone (oval method). Fig. 568.—Amputation of little toe withmetatarsal bone (lateral-flap method). Amputation of the Little Toe with the Metatarsal Bone.—Amputationcan be done by either the oval- or the lateral-flap method; the steps of theformer method are in all respects similar to those for the removal of thegreat toe with its metatarsal bone. The lateral-flap method is performed by separating the fifth from thefourth toe, at the same time carrying a narrow-bladed knife upward fromthe web between the fourth and fifth metatarsal bones until it is arrested. 502 OPERATIVE SURGERY. when the knife is withdrawn, and the incision prolonged upward on thedorsal and plantar surfaces on a straight line about one inch. Strongly abduct the metatarsal bone tobe removed, separating it fromits fellow and from the cuboid;carry the knife around the baseto the outer side, and, keep-ing close to the bone, downwardto the metatarso-phalangeal ar
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