. Diseases of the horse's foot. Hoofs; Horses. WOUNDS 223 antiseptic solution, the patient cast and chloroformed, and the operation proceeded with. An Esmarch's bandage should be first applied, and a tourniquet afterwards placed higher up on the limb. The foot is then secured as described in an earlier chapter, and the whole of the horny structures of the lower surface of the foot (the sole, the frog, and the bars) pared until quite near the sensitive structures, or, if under-run with pus, stripped off entirely. An incision is then made in each lateral lacuna of the frog, the two meeting at th
. Diseases of the horse's foot. Hoofs; Horses. WOUNDS 223 antiseptic solution, the patient cast and chloroformed, and the operation proceeded with. An Esmarch's bandage should be first applied, and a tourniquet afterwards placed higher up on the limb. The foot is then secured as described in an earlier chapter, and the whole of the horny structures of the lower surface of the foot (the sole, the frog, and the bars) pared until quite near the sensitive structures, or, if under-run with pus, stripped off entirely. An incision is then made in each lateral lacuna of the frog, the two meeting at the frog's point. Each incision thus made should be carried deep enough to cut through the substance of the plantar cushion. A tape is then passed through the point of the frog, tied in a loop, and given to an assistant to draw backwards. The plantar cushion itself is then incised in a direction from. Fig. 106.—'Curette,' or Volkmann's Spoon. before backwards, and pulled on by the assistant, so as to expose the plantar aponeurosis. Should this be found at all necrotic, it may be taken that purulent inflammation of the navicular bursa and of the navicular bone itself exists. The operator must then pro- ceed to resection of the tendon in order to treat the deeper structures thus affected. At its point of insertion into the semilunar crest the tendon is severed and afterwards re- flected. This exposes the inferior face of the navicular bone. Instead of the glistening and clear appearance it ordinarily presents, its glenoid cartilage is found to be showing hemorrhagic or even purulent spots of necrosis. The terminal portion of the tendon must then be excised. To effect this a clean transverse incision is made at the extreme upper border of the navicular bone. Here we are in close contact with the pedal articulation, and great care. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance o
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