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CASTRATION BY TORSION. 



animals, 

 modified 

 provided 



The original form of Togl's forceps has been variously 



by different operators, 

 with longer limbs, which 



Fia. 230.— Togl's forceps for holding 

 cord. 



clam instead of forceps to fix the cord 

 during torsion. 



Moller uses smaller forceps 

 give greater leverage and are 

 easier to hold. In 

 France Renault's for- 

 ceps are most used. In 

 England, Robertson 

 suggested a special 

 form of torsion forceps, 

 which has been adopted 

 by Moller. Some 

 operators use a steel 

 which must be held securely 



spermatic 



Kaiser's forceps for holding the cord. 



Most forceps are defective, inasmuch as they take too broad a 

 hold of the spermatic cord, and thus render the effects of torsion 



Fig. 232.— Moller's forceps for holding the cord. 



irregular. The anterior and posterior margins of the spermatic cord 

 are torn through after the second forceps have been turned once or 



