The surgeon's handbook on the treatment of wounded in war : a prize essay . The bone sawn through after SYMESoperation. Fig. Recent stump after SYMES operation,from the front. Healed stump after SYME, fromthe side. 7. After all thedivided vesselshave been tied,the skin is per-forated behind onthe outer side ofthe tendo Achil-lis with a narrowknife. Throughthis aperture adrainage tube isdrawn and the wound closedwith sutures ( and 394). 2\9 k. Pirogoffs amputation of the foot. (Calcaneo-tibial osteoplastic amputation.) 1. The same incisions are made in the soft parts as in Symesamp


The surgeon's handbook on the treatment of wounded in war : a prize essay . The bone sawn through after SYMESoperation. Fig. Recent stump after SYMES operation,from the front. Healed stump after SYME, fromthe side. 7. After all thedivided vesselshave been tied,the skin is per-forated behind onthe outer side ofthe tendo Achil-lis with a narrowknife. Throughthis aperture adrainage tube isdrawn and the wound closedwith sutures ( and 394). 2\9 k. Pirogoffs amputation of the foot. (Calcaneo-tibial osteoplastic amputation.) 1. The same incisions are made in the soft parts as in Symesamputation. 2. After opening the joint, the foot is forced downwards till thesustentaculum tali is visible. 3. The saw is placed upon the upper surface of the os calcisimmediately behind the sustentaculum tali, and the bone is sawn throughexactly on a level with the incision in the sole of the foot (tig. 395and 396). Fig 395


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