The surgeon's handbook on the treatment of wounded in war : a prize essay . of the great breadthFis- 365- of the base of the Mi: .? „.. first metatarsal bone, it is advisableto make a trans-verse incision overthe joint at the up-per end of the firstincision, about 4cmin front of the tu-bercle of the sca-phoid, and to re-flect the upper and lower flaps thus formed, till the entire bone andthe joint are exposed. 2. The tendons of the extensor and flexor longus halucis aredivided over the joint, which is opened on the dorsal aspect, and whilethe bone is steadily twisted round its axis in opposite
The surgeon's handbook on the treatment of wounded in war : a prize essay . of the great breadthFis- 365- of the base of the Mi: .? „.. first metatarsal bone, it is advisableto make a trans-verse incision overthe joint at the up-per end of the firstincision, about 4cmin front of the tu-bercle of the sca-phoid, and to re-flect the upper and lower flaps thus formed, till the entire bone andthe joint are exposed. 2. The tendons of the extensor and flexor longus halucis aredivided over the joint, which is opened on the dorsal aspect, and whilethe bone is steadily twisted round its axis in opposite directions, itsconnections with the internal cuneiform bone are liberated all round. Disarticulation of the big toe with its metatarsal bone. e. Disarticulation of the fifth toe with its metatarsal bone. 1. The flap-operation can be performed here in a manner similarto that, which has been described before in the disarticulation ofthe thumb (pag. 194). 2. The left hand forcibly separates the fifth toe from the fourth,whilst the right carries a narrow knife upwards b
Size: 1451px × 1721px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., book, bookcentury1800, booksubjectwoundsandinjuries, bookyear1884
