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RING-BONE 
FfGr. 239. Operation of median neurectomy. The nerve exposed. 
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Fig. 240.—Section of neu¬ 
roma from the divided 
end of the median 
nerve, three months 
after operation. 
Fig. 241.— Longitudinal section of the median nerve, 6 inches 
below the point at which neurectomy was performed. 
The remains of the nerve bundles contain the degenerated 
myelin cylinders (stained black). The loose connective 
tissue surrounding the divided nerves contains fat, as 
indicated by the smaller black dots. 
