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THE 
VETERINARIAN. 
VOL. XXXII. 
No. 382. 
OCTOBER, 1859. 
Fourth Series. 
No. 58. 
Communications and Cases. 
ON THE OPERATION OF TENOTOMY IN THE 
HORSE. 
By G. W. Vaknell, 
Assistant-Professor, Royal Veterinary College. 
In former numbers of the Veterinarian , I have placed on 
record the views entertained by me on the operation of 
tenotomy in the horse. It is now my intention to lay be¬ 
fore the profession the manner which I believe is the best for 
its performance, and to give some illustrative cases, showing 
its success or otherwise, with the conditional circumstances 
necessary to be taken into consideration. 
The Operation of Tenotomy. "" 
The success or non-success of this operation will depend 
very much upon the mode of performing it, as well as many 
other contingencies that may co-exist. 
Firstly. Whether the operation is performed in a clumsy, 
bungling manner, using at the same time considerable vio¬ 
lence ; or, on the other hand, whether it is done in a neat 
surgical way. 
Secondly. Whether the operation is performed by one or 
other of the two following modes, viz. :—Firstly, the sub¬ 
cutaneous plan, or secondly, the open wound. 
The reparative process is also hastened or retarded in a 
great degree by the mode of operation, the after treatment, 
and the general health of the animal. 
The same appliances have not the beneficial tendencies in 
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