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crepitation, hut immediately fell back into the abnormal position 

 when released. Post-mortem showed the oblique processes of the 

 4th and 5th cervical vertebrae to be fractured, and their surroundings 

 infiltrated with blood. There was no injury either to the bodies 

 of the vertebrae, the spinal cord, or its covering, nor had bleeding 

 occurred into the vertebral canal. The torticollis was clearly not 



Fiu. 340. — Distortion ol the neck (torticollis) in consequence of tin- calkin of a hind 

 shoe becoming caught in the head-collar. (Redrawn from a photograph.) 



the mere result of fracture, but of haemorrhage, producing paralysis 

 of the cervical nerves. Labat saw a similar case. 



M oiler saw a thoroughbred which had fallen and sustained 

 distortion of the neck in the region of the 2nd and 3rd vertebrae. 

 The swelling, which had at first been considerable, had mostly 

 disappeared. On the left side, between the 2nd and 3rd cervical 

 vertebrae, a distinct prominence was seen (Fig. 338) ; whilst at 

 the corresponding point on the right, a depression existed sufficiently 

 large to accommodate the two hands when extended (Fig. 339). 



