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are exposed to view. All such should be removed by a 

 free use of the scalpel, and a suitable dressing afterwards 



Fig. 97. 



The dotted lines outline the V-shaped portion of wall to be removed 



in the treatment of complicated toe-crack. 



applied. A necessary factor in the treatment is the em- 

 ployment of pledgets of antiseptic tow. With these the 



The dotted lines indicate the portion of wall to be removed in the 

 complete operation for complicated toe-crack. 



exposed tissues are covered, and the successive turns of a 

 bandage run tightly over them, so as to exert a moderate 



