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. Manual of operative veterinary surgery. Veterinary surgery. FlO. 318.—Caudal Der- matome. Fia. 319.—Cau- dal Myotome. Fig. 320.—Bre bill z^3Mol of Operation. The American, or Subcutaneous Method.—This requires but a single instrument, viz.: a strong, straight tenotomy knife. The operator, having the animal ia the usual position, vsdth the taU under proper control, and holding his knife flat full in the hand, plunges it flatwise through the skin, with the sharp edge turned downward, from without inward, measuring carefully to intro- duce it at about the separation of the lateral and inferior
. Manual of operative veterinary surgery. Veterinary surgery. FlO. 318.—Caudal Der- matome. Fia. 319.—Cau- dal Myotome. Fig. 320.—Bre bill z^3Mol of Operation. The American, or Subcutaneous Method.—This requires but a single instrument, viz.: a strong, straight tenotomy knife. The operator, having the animal ia the usual position, vsdth the taU under proper control, and holding his knife flat full in the hand, plunges it flatwise through the skin, with the sharp edge turned downward, from without inward, measuring carefully to intro- duce it at about the separation of the lateral and inferior caudal muscles, and pushing it as nearly as possible between the mass of the muscle and the vertebrae. When the instrument has pene- trated to near the median Une, the sharp edge of the instrument is, by a twist of the hand, turned perpendicularly in the direction of the muscle, and by a careful sawing motion, the division of its fibers is accomplished. This is easily detected by a peculiar crack- ing sound, which ceases as soon as the entire thickness of the muscle is divided. The edge of the instrument can then readUy be felt under the skin. The cutting must be carefully done in order to avoid the division of the entire thickness of the skin. A second and third division must follow, the number being equal on each side. There is also another subcutaneous mode, practiced by Ger-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Liautard, Alexandre Franc?ois Augustin, 1835-. New York, Sabiston & Murray
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