TREATMENT 133 
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 
Fic. 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 
