CONTKNTS xi 



PAQB 



I. Longitudinal Position 334 



1. Abdominal Positions 234 



(a) Abnormal Position of One Fore Leg 234 



(6) Abnormal Position of Both Fore Legs 238 



(c) Abnormal Positions of the Head 240 



(d) Abnormal Positions of the Head and Fore Legs S45 

 (e> The Posterior Extremity of the Body in the 



Parturient Passage and Abnormal Position 



of One Hind Leg 245 



(/) Abnormal Position of Both Hind Legs 350 



2. Costal Presentations 252 



8. Dorsal Presentations 253 



II. Transverse Presentations 255 



1. Transverse Dorsal Presentation 255 



2. Transverse Abdominal Presentation 257 



DISMEMBERING OF THE FCETUS (EMBRYOTOMY) 260 



1. — General Rules for Embryotomy 263 



2. — The Instruments for Embryotomy '. . 264 



3. — Partial Embryotomy 270 



The Subcutaneous Removal of One Fore Leg in the Pelvic 



Canal 271 



Removal of the Head (Decapitation) 273 



The Subcutaneous Removal of the Head 274 



The Subcutaneous Removal of One Hind Leg in the Pelvic 



Canal 275 



The Subcutaneous Removal of a Fore Leg Retained Under 



the Abdomen 277 



The Subcutaneous Removal of a Hind Leg Retained Under 



the Abdomen 277 



The Turning or Version of the Calf Following Division 279 



4. — Complete Embryotomy 281 



AUXILIARIES IN THE STUDY OF MECHANICAL OBSTETRICS. 390 



DISEASES DURING AND FOLLOWING THE ACT OF BIRTH... 394 



1. — Sprains, Luxations and Fractures Following Parturition 394 



2. — Injuries of the Uterus, Vagina and Vulva 299 



3.— Prolapsus of the Uterus 309 



4 —Retention of the Afterbirth 326 



5. — Endometritis 333 



(a) Acute Catarrhal Endometritis 332 



(6) Chronic Endometritis 334 



