- A. Methods of Restraint
- B. Instruments required
- C. The Application of Dressings
- D. Plantar Neurectomy
- History of the Operation
- Preparation of the Subject
- The Operation
- After-treatment
- E. Median Neurectomy
- F. Length of Rest after Neurectomy
- G. Sequelæ of Neurectomy
- Liability of Pricked Foot going undetected
- Loss of Tone in the Non-sensitive Area
- Gelatinous Degeneration
- Chronic Oedema of the Leg
- Persistent Pruritus
- Fracture of the Bones
- Neuroma
- Reunion of the Divided Nerve
- The Existence of an Adventitious Nerve-supply
- Stumbling
- H. Advantages of the Operation
- I. The Use of the Horse that has undergone Neurectomy
CHAPTER VI
- A. Weak Heels
- B. Contracted Foot
- (a) Contracted Heels
- (b) Local or Coronary Contraction
- C. Flat-foot
- D. Pumiced-foot, Dropped Sole, or Convex Sole
- E. 'Ringed' or 'Ribbed' Hoof
- F. The Hoof with Bad Horn
- (a) The Brittle Hoof
- (b) The Spongy Hoof
- G. Club-Foot
- H. The Crooked Foot
- (a) The Foot with Unequal Sides
- (b) The Curved Hoof
CHAPTER VII
[DISEASES ARISING FROM FAULTY CONFORMATION]
- A. Sand-crack
- Definition
- Classification
- Causes
- Complications
- Treatment
- Surgical Shoeing for Sand-crack
- B. Corns
- Definition
- Classification
- Causes
- Pathological Anatomy and Histology
- Treatment
- Surgical Shoeing for Corn
- C. Chronic Bruised Sole
CHAPTER VIII
[WOUNDS OF THE KERATOGENOUS MEMBRANE]
- A. Nail-bound
- Definition
- Causes
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- B. Punctured Foot
- Definition
- Causes
- Common Situations of the Wound
- Classification
- Symptoms and Diagnosis
- Complications
- Prognosis
- Treatment
- C. Coronitis (Simple)
- 1. Acute
- Definition
- Causes
- Symptoms
- Complications
- Prognosis
- Treatment
- 2. Chronic
- Definition
- Causes
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- 1. Acute
- D. False Quarter
- Definition
- Causes
- Treatment
- E. Accidental Tearing off of the Entire Hoof