DYSTOKIA. 5 
bringing it back on the outside of the stifle, then 
hitching the two ends of the rope together. Do 
likewise to the other limb. Then pass a rope round 
the body of the fetus, the rope having a running 
loop on one end; pass both ends between the hind- 
limbs, one up each side, there joining across its back, 
and, just at the lateral aspect of the spine, pass the end 
through the loop, and bring it backwards to the outside, 
then apply traction to the three ropes, when the foetus 
may be delivered. If this fails, as it often does, 
‘“embryotomy” must be performed, and the foetus 
brought away in pieces. 
STERNO-ABDOMINAL. 
An examination reveals the foetus lying on its side; 
the head may be in the right or left flank of the parent, 
FIG. 31. 
STERNO-ABDOMINAL PRESENTATION. 
and there may be one, two, three, or four feet presented 
in the passage. In some cases, the head is also 
