Chapter XII

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[Illustration: FIG. 108.--COLONEL NUNN'S SHOE WITH DETACHABLE TOE EXTENSION.]

_Should a Sinuous Wound remain in the region of the Lateral Cartilage_, it should be explored, and its depth and likely number of branches ascertained. Should this exploration denote that the cartilage itself is diseased, or that the wound is not able to be sufficiently drained from the sole, then we know that we have on our hands a case of quittor. The treatment necessary in such a case will be found described in