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lessness or wrong adjustment of the splints, it frequently 
happens that the limb after union presents a deformed and 
unsightly appearance. A broken-haired terrier was re- 
cently brought to me for advice regarding the condition of 
a united fore-leg fractured above the knee (radius and ulna), 
which had been set with leather splints—the limb was bent 
outwards to such an extent as to be almost useless. (See 
Fig. 37.) 
Having placed the animal under chloroform, I re-fractured 
the bone at the original seat; having only been done a 
month, this was not a difficult task. The limb being then 
brought into proper position, I applied the ordinary wood 
splints with pitch and bandages, and in five weeks after- 
wards I had the gratification of seeing my patient perfectly 
recovered, and with two straight fore-legs. 
Compound Fracture is occasionally met with in the long 
bones of the limbs. If the end of the bone protrude through 
the opening, and from the smallness of the latter replace- 
ment is difficult, either the protruded bone must be removed 
with a fine saw or bone-nippers, or the wound enlarged. 
When comminution is also present, any completely de- 
_ tached fragments of bone should be removed, otherwise they 
will act as foreign bodies, create inflammation and suppur- 
ation, and prevent the healing process. In the application of 
splints, it will be necessary to arrange them so that the 
wound may be readily exposed when requisite. 
Fracture with Luxation—When fracture occurs with dis- 
location, the treatment is doubly difficult, as the dislocation 
must first be reduced ; this, under the circumstances, is no 
easy task, and then the fracture is to be attended to. Oc- 
casionally it is necessary to have recourse to the latter first, 
in order to permit the extension required to reduce the dis- | 
location ; after which it is generally advisable to reset the 
fracture, owing tothe unavoidable displacement consequent 
on the opevation. 
