THE 
VETERINARIAN. 
vol. iv. AUGUST, 1831. » 
<ftommunicatton0 anti Ca^eo. 
Ars veterinaria post medicinam secundacst.— Vegbtius. 
A CASE OF FRACTURE OF THE RADIUS, 
By Mr. J. W. Gloag, Londonderry. 
March 31.—A BLACK entire cart-horse, the property of 
Mr. Beard, was grazing in a field when some cart mares were 
accidentally turned into it, and he received a very severe 
kick a little above the knee, which immediately lamed him; he 
was able, however, to walk, and managed to get home. The 
next day, upon being turned out of the stable, the leg suddenly 
gave way and was rendered useless, with the point of fracture 
plainly visible by the ends of the bone being separated, and the 
fractured part hanging powerless. Early on the 1st of April I 
was called in, and on examination I plainly perceived that there 
was a simple fracture of the radius, about one inch and a half 
above the knee ; the ends of the fractured bone could be heard 
distinctly grating against each other, both in advancing the leg 
or turning it sideways from the body. The animal was placed 
in a sling made of a large piece of canvass, which came under 
the belly and between the two fore legs, supported in front by a 
breast piece and the collar, and behind by the crupper and 
harness; he was not completely elevated from the ground, but it 
admitted of his resting himself in the sling, or relieving himself 
by occasionally standing. The leg was first well bathed with 
warm water, and the ends of the bone brought as true to their 
position as possible; lard was then smeared over the leg con¬ 
siderably above and below the fracture. Having immersed some 
thin slips of green wood in boiling water until they would readily 
bend to the shape of the knee, I placed them all round the joint, 
reaching about nine inches above and six belowthe knee. The ends 
of the laths were tied round with tow, to prevent them wounding 
the muscles of the arm. The splints were then firmly tied round 
in every direction, and after having bled him he was left to his 
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