 The incision was then deepened with sharp and blunt dissection and using a curved hemostat, the transverse as well as the oblique fibers of the abductor hallucis tendon were identified and transected. 
The incision was then deepened with sharp and blunt dissection and using a curved hemostat , the transverse as well as the oblique fibers of the abductor hallucis tendon were identified and transected .