296 OPERATIVE SURGEKY. 



Crcatmetit. 



Consists in bringing the ends of the fractured bones to- 

 gether and holding them in place by putting the parts in splints 

 or a plaster of Paris cast. 



A sheep will, as a rule, nurse a broken leg and make a good 

 recovery if the parts have been properly dressed, but unless the 

 animal be a valuable ram or ewe, especially desired for breeding 

 purposes, it is best not to try treatment, but to turn the animal at 

 once over to the butcher, 



bounds. 



These may be divided into four classes : 



1. Incised or clean-cut wounds. 



2. Punctured. 



3. Lacerated or torn. 



4. Contused or bruised. 



Xncised or Cle<tn-cut CQounDs. 

 A clean-cut wound will as a rule unite by what is termed 

 first intention, that is the parts when brought in apposition, ad- 

 here and heal without any visible process of granulation. The 

 proper treatment for incised wounds is to wash them with a 

 four per cent, solution of carbolic acid to remove any foreign 

 matter which may have gained access, and at the same time de- 

 stroy bacteria, rendering the parts aseptic; bring the lips of the 

 wound together by sutures and apply to the surface some dry- 

 ing antiseptic powder, such as: 



Calomel 1 drachm 



Sub-nitrate of bismuth 1 ounce 



Mix. Dust over affected parts once or twice daily. This 

 as a rule will be all that is necessary. 



punctured bounds. 



Punctured wounds require frequently to be enlarged to per- 

 mit drainage. As this class of wound heals by granulation and 

 suppui'ation, the healing process to be satisfactory should com- 



