REPORTS OF CASES. 
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REPORTS OF CASES. 
“ Careful observation makes a skillful practitioner , but his skill dies with him. By re¬ 
cording his observations, he adds to the knowledge of his profession, and assists by his facts 
in building up the solid edifice of pathological science. ’ ’ 
UNIQUE SURGERY.* 
By A. M. Ehek, Student, N. Y.-A. V. C., New York City. 
This case is of recent occurrence. Having heard of the re¬ 
sult achieved I sought out further particulars, recognizing the 
importance of bringing it before your notice, it being the first 
performance of this operation to be recorded amongst the an¬ 
nals of veterinary surgical achievements—and the one who per¬ 
formed this operation is a member of the faculty of our college 
(I refer to Professor J. Elmer Ryder, to whom all praise is due). 
The animal upon which this operation (unique in its character 
and grand in its results) was accomplished is a valuable mare 
of the “ hunter ” type, named “ Freckles.” She was shipped 
by rail from Virginia to New York the latter part of April of 
this year. On the journey in the car to this city she sustained 
a compound comminuted fracture of the frontal sinus, about 
2 in. in diameter, caused by throwing up her head in car, 
strking a bolt. The wound was dressed antiseptically and 
loose pieces of bone removed amounting in quantity to a hand- 
Pivot l /z in. square 
projecting into 
frontal sinus. 
LATERAL VIEW OF PLATE. 
2 Y in. 
FRONT VIEW OF PLATE. 
ful. Cicatrization then proceeded rapidly until about June ist, 
when there remained a round opening in the sinus $/% of an inch in 
diameter, the surrounding skin turning in and refusing to cover. 
The edges were cut back and kept healthy, but as no progress 
was made, and after all known treatment had failed, it was de¬ 
cided to introduce a silver plate and cover the opening in the 
sinus, as respiration was carried on through this artificial open- 
0 Read before the Veterinary Medical Association of the N. Y.*A. V. C., 
Nov. 12, 1901. 
