CHAPTER XXII 

 THE LIMBS AND TAIL 



Dislocations. 



A DISLOCATION is distinguished from a fracture by the fact 

 of the swelhng occurring at a joint, the absence of crepitus, 

 and, as a rule also, of violent pain during movement. The 



Fig. 200. — Photograph of an Aged CoUie with Dislocation of Both Wrists. 



limb is also perceptibly shorter than the other. The most 

 common dislocations met with are those of the shoulder, 

 elbow, stifle, and toe-joints. They are most frequently seen in 



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