. Diseases of the horse's foot. Hoofs; Horses. 554 DISEASES OF THE HORSE'S FOOT incision along the lower border of the coronary cushion (see Fig. 140), afterwards exposing the lower half of the cartilage by removing a half-moon-shaped portion of the thinned horn and underlying sensitive lamina? (see Fig. 140, h). This done, the external face of the cartilage is separated from the skin of the coronet. To do this a double sage- knife is run flatwise between the coronary cushion and the. Fig. 140.—Excision of the Lateral Cartilage. (After MOLLER AND FrICK.) a, The thinned horny wall covering the
. Diseases of the horse's foot. Hoofs; Horses. 554 DISEASES OF THE HORSE'S FOOT incision along the lower border of the coronary cushion (see Fig. 140), afterwards exposing the lower half of the cartilage by removing a half-moon-shaped portion of the thinned horn and underlying sensitive lamina? (see Fig. 140, h). This done, the external face of the cartilage is separated from the skin of the coronet. To do this a double sage- knife is run flatwise between the coronary cushion and the. Fig. 140.—Excision of the Lateral Cartilage. (After MOLLER AND FrICK.) a, The thinned horny wall covering the coronary cushion ; h, the lateral cartilage exposed Ijy stri})ping ott' the thinned wall ; c, the sensitive laniinse. cartilage, with the convex surface of the blade towards the skin. The knife is then passed backwards and forwards until the necessary separation is accomplished. During these movements of the knife a finger of the unoccupied hand I should follow the knife, and guard the coronary cushion against injury. Following this, the inner surface of the cartilage must be also searpated from the structures lying beneath it. To. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reeks, H. Caulton. London : Bailière, Tindall etc.
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