Surgical and obstetrical operations . meter, glidesaway forward from between the fingers with a distinct re-coil. If the nerve can not be found in this manner thehock should be stongly extended, by which means it iscaused to recede from the perforans muscle, so that it canmore readily be felt near the middle of the groove extend-ing between it and the tendo-Achilles. At this point theskin is shaved, disinfected and an incision made through it5 cm. lon^, parallel to the tendo-Achilles. The whiterigidly-stretched crural fascia is now divided in the samedirection after which it should be determin
Surgical and obstetrical operations . meter, glidesaway forward from between the fingers with a distinct re-coil. If the nerve can not be found in this manner thehock should be stongly extended, by which means it iscaused to recede from the perforans muscle, so that it canmore readily be felt near the middle of the groove extend-ing between it and the tendo-Achilles. At this point theskin is shaved, disinfected and an incision made through it5 cm. lon^, parallel to the tendo-Achilles. The whiterigidly-stretched crural fascia is now divided in the samedirection after which it should be determined by palpationthat the nerve lies in the middle of the wound. Excisewith the scissors an elliptic or oval piece of the fascia orhold it apart along with the lips of the cutaneous woundby means of the tenacula. In poor horses the contour ofthe nerve, covered only by loose connective tissue, stands Neurotomy. Right hind leg viewed from the median , crural fascia ; w, sciatic (tibial) nerve; v,plantar vein. \ *.
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