GENERAL REMARKS ON OPERATIONS ON THE FOOT

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. Sequelae 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

FAULTY CONFORMATION

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

D. False Quarter
    Definition
    Causes
    Treatment

E. Accidental Tearing off of the Entire Hoof

CHAPTER IX

INFLAMMATORY AFFECTIONS OF THE KERATOGENOUS APPARATUS