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FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIONS. 
years ago, at Bangalore, when I had the charge of two troops 
of horse artillery. One morning, while visiting my patients, 
a grey horse was led in very lame, he having fallen in the 
riding-school; but, strange to say, there was no mark on the 
knees—not a hair displaced. On examining the limb there 
was a peculiarity on feeling the near knee, which led me at 
once to conclude that a fracture of the bones of the joint 
existed. I did not, however, at once express this opinion, 
but contented myself by ordering fomentations to be applied 
to the part, and a dose of physic to be administered. On 
my return, which was in about two hours, a second exami¬ 
nation completely confirmed my first impression. I applied at 
once for a committee, and the horse was shot that evening; 
one of the committee declaring, however, that a fracture of 
the bones of the knee was an impossibility. I have now for¬ 
gotten whether two or three bones were found to be fractured; 
but, be this as it may, they were broken into many pieces. 
With this exception, I never heard or read of a case of the 
kind, until I saw the one related by Mr. Henderson. 
As 1 am writing on the subject of fractures, the following 
cases will perhaps be interesting to your readers; they are, 
however, penned from memory. 
1. Fracture of Cranium. 
A troop horse was admitted with a slight wound in the 
temporal muscle, over the eye. It was not known how it 
occurred. The wound was perfectly simple, and the horse suf¬ 
fered no apparent inconvenience therefrom. He had a dose 
of physic given him, and Tinct. Myrrh Comp, was applied to 
the part. At the end of a few days he was discharged. In the 
evening, however, of the same day, he was dragged , rather 
than led, back to the sick lines; he, apparently, having had 
a fit in his stall, and being now half stupified. During the 
night he fell, and never got up again. No depression could 
be detected in the site of the wound. Cold bathing to the 
head was had recourse to, but he died in two or three days. 
On examination a portion of bone, not larger than a pea, 
was found to have been driven into the substance of the 
brain, and to have caused an abscess which contained about 
half a pint of matter. 
2. Fracture of Jaw. 
I have seen one case of this kind which was produced by 
a kick. It partly separated the symphysis. By bandages, 
