FRACTURES OF BONES OF THE FACE. 
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the knowledge that contraction would occur. The edges a c df were 
then* brought in contact with u b c, and fg were united to c d with closely 
placed sutures. Healing of the flap was perfect, and the exposed surface 
h d f g soon granulated and was finally covered by skin. 
When, in consequence of injuries in the neighbourhood of the neck 
or withers, large indolent wounds are left, healing can often be effected 
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by incising the skin and subcutaneous tissues on either side of the 
wound, dissecting the skin free so as to form flaps, and uniting these in 
the middle line as indicated in figs. 56 and 57. 
