FRACTURE OF LSCHIUM. 



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TUBEROSITY OF THE ISCHIUM.— Tliis portion of the pelvis 

 is the rearmost bony projection ((Fig. 115) of the hind quarters, 



Fig. 121, — Fracture of tuberosity of ischium 

 on near side. 



and may be called the point of the buttock. The two tuberosities, 

 one on each side, form the channel which exists just below the root 



Fig. 122. — Tuberosity of ischium intact on off side. 



of the tail. When this fracture occurs, the part looks unnaturally 

 flat and straight on viewing it sideways (compare Fig. 121, which 



