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sand if the joint is not open, there are cases where recovery may be 
looked for. Sometimes. the reduction is easy. Blaise, with the right 
-hand, took hold of the middle of the suffraginis, and, with the left hand, 
-of the inferior extremity of the cannon ; he pulled strongly inwards upon 
‘the dislocated bones, felt a sudden jerk, and at the same time heard a 
snapping noise. The bones had resumed their respective position. 
Smith obtained the reduction as easily. Barrier threw his patient, 
placed two ropes on the cannon and one on the pastern; this last was 
_pulled in the direction to be resumed by the phalanges. “The leg thus 
prepared, a slow, continued and strong pressure was made with one hand 
-on the posterior face of the fetlock, while the other, acting more parti- 
-cularly on the pastern, brought about the relation of the articular surfaces, 
~which was indicated by a marked snapping noise.”’ 
To prevent relapse, the patient should be placed in slings and the fet- 
‘lock immobilized. Granet applied a contentive bandage of rollers and 
‘black pitch, mixed with spirit of lavender; twenty-one days after, the 
:animal resumed his work. Smith put on a shoe with two lateral vertical 
rods, having the direction of the lower end of the leg from the hock 
-down to the foot; to which, ona level with the fetlock, a concave metallic 
padded plate was attached. These metallic rods were held in place by 
-straps. The treatment was completed by firing, and followed by recovery. 
“The patient resumed work after a few months. During the first days, 
Barrier had recourse only to astrjngent cold lotions ; later, he fired the 
‘region. Blaise applied successively on the fetlock a friction of tincture 
-of cantharides and an application of blister; twenty-five days after the 
saccident, the horse returned to his owner. Cagny has obtained good 
‘results with simple astringent applications. In the case of Wilhelm 
‘there was luxation inwards of one hind fetlock ; the horse was slung, 
‘the luxation reduced and kept in place with a solid bandage. In one 
-of the observations of Schellhase (luxation outwards) the phalangeal 
region was perpendicular to the cannon, and there was, on the inner face 
-of the fetlock, a large wound, through which the finger entered the joint. 
“Treatment was, nevertheless, undertaken and the animal cured. 
Immovable bandages are to be preferred in most of cases. The iron 
-splint of Bourgelat deserves mention. Made of a metallic band, one 
-centimeter thick, two and a half wide, having the shape of the leg from . 
‘the superior part of the cannon to the heels of the foot, it is fixed on 
the shoe and held in place by straps. Relier’s apparatus may also be 
-useful. (See Fractures.) 
Let us mention here the case of Fourie, relating to a luxation out- 
-wards of the external /arge sesamoid (left anterior leg), manifested by an 
4ntermittent lameness which resisted all treatment. 
