SCIATIC NEURECTOMY 



perforans muscle and between this and the tendo- Achilles 

 the nerve, nearly i cm. in diameter, glides away forward 

 from between the fingers with a distinct recoil. If the nerve 

 cannot be recognized in this manner, the hock should be 

 more strongly extended, by which means it may be caused to 



FIG. 57 

 Sciatic Neurectomy 



Right hind leg viewed from the median side, / Crural fascia ; «, 

 sciatic (tibial) nerve ; v, plantar vein. 



recede from the perforans muscle, so that it can more readily 

 be felt near the middle of the groove extending between it 

 and the tendo- Achilles. 



At this point on the median side of the leg the skin is 

 shaved, disinfected and an incision made through it, 5>ni. 



