. Fig. 296.—Anatomical relations of the inter-phalangeal joints. Fig. 297.—Disarticulation of the claw and third phalanx. phalanges. With antiseptic precautions the stump heals, and recovery takes place ^Yitllout the interminable suppuration and pain which otherwise cause such grave loss of condition. (1.) Disarticulation of the Claw and Third Phalanx.—The patient is cast and suitably fixed. The horn-secreting coronary band of the claw must be preserved. First stage. The horny wall immediately beneath the coronary band is thoroughly thinned and the tissues are divided as far as the bone.

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