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the skin, linea alba, recti muscles and peritoneum. There is a 
small cutaneous vein, but no 1 arteries. The omentum covers part 
of the viscera in this region, and may be bothersome in fat ani¬ 
mals. The ovaries are attached to the sublumbar region on either 
side of the median line and about 25 millimeters posterior to a 
plane passed through the umbilicus. The diagram made by Dr. 
O. Charnock Bradley gives at a glance the topography of the 
region. 
The Incision .—The incision is made on the median line, and 
should be about 2 centimeters in length, the anterior commissure 
being from 3 to 4 centimeters posterior to the umbilicus. The 
skin is incised with a sharp-pointed bistoury, then a probe-pointed 
bistoury that has been ground so that the cutting edge extends 
to the point of the bistoury, as shown in the cut, is pushed 
through the muscle and peritoneum at the posterior commissure 
and carried anteriorly as far as the skin incision. 
Securing the Horn of the Uterus .—A Moyes alligator for- 3 
ceps is then passed through the incision and carried close to the 
abdominal wall toward the operator’s left until the sublumbar 
region is reached, the forceps are opened and the horn of the 
uterus grasped and pulled through the incision. It takes some 
practice before the operator can tell by the tension whether or 
