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of the sternum, push the foetus back into the uterus, while 
at the same time traction should be judiciously applied 
to the fetlocks, and thus convert into vertebro-sacral. 
VERTEBRO-SACRAL, 
With Fore-Limbs Flexed at the Knees, 
This is sometimes a most difficult presentation. If 
the head can be reached, cord it before anything else 
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VERTEBRO-SACRAL POSITION; FORE-LIMBS FLEXED AT THE KNEES,” 
is done. Then elevate the quarters of the parent, and, 
with a repeller applied to the chest, endeavor to push 
the foetus into the womb. If the foetus has been > 
returned, cord the fore-limbs as near the fetlocks as 
possible, and apply traction with the cord until the 
forelimbs can be grasped at the fetlocks. If the 
fetlock can be got hold of, grasp it firmly, flex that 
joint, and all the other joints above it, and by this 
