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side, as this removes only one-half of the liga- 

 ment. The operation must be repeated in the 

 same way on the opposite side. Allowance 

 must be made for a possible sectioning of the 

 ligament into two unequal parts when the first 



Fig. 15. — The Operation Completed. 

 Note that the operative wound is packed so tightly that the 

 poll appears swollen even more than before the operation. 

 Note also the enlargement of the lymphatics of the neck, due 

 to the absorption of toxic materials from the suppurating 

 area. 



incision was made. That is to say, when the 

 scalpel was drawn backward in making the in- 

 cision it may not have traveled exactly be- 

 tween the two lateral halves of the ligament 

 and thus has left more to be removed from 



