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EXTRACTS FROM EXCHANGES. 
EXTRACTS FROM EXCHANGES. 
ENGLISH REVIEW. 
Operations for Radio-Ulnar Dislocations [By F. 
Hobday , F. R. C. V. S .].—This injury has been more or less 
common, but seems to be more frequent among young puppies 
varying between the ages of a few weeks to three or four months. 
The difficulties of the treatment consist principally in perma¬ 
nently keeping the bones in their normal positions, no matter 
what kinds of splints and bandages are used. Among many 
cases the following is recorded : A nine weeks old puppy had 
a congenital dislocation and firm adhesions had formed round 
the joint. The little fellow was chloroformed and the adhesions 
broken off, the bones replaced in position ; but on the following 
day the trouble had returned. Anaesthetized again, an incision 
was made directly over the joint and the skin dissected as far 
as necessary to permit small holes to be drilled through the 
olecranon and the centre of the radius. Fine wire thread was 
passed through them and the two bones fixed into place. The 
wound was sutured and antiseptic dressings applied. With the 
exception of a little complication on the skin, due to insuf¬ 
ficiently padded splints, the dog did well and after a few days 
showed considerable improvement. The bones remained in 
position and the dog did not seem to suffer the slightest pain, 
using his leg in walking, although not quite as freely as the 
others.— {Vet. Record .) 
Ectopia Cordis [By H. McF. Anderson ].—A very un¬ 
usual condition observed by the author in a calf, which pre¬ 
sented a swelling on the near side, which he recognized for the 
heart. Throbbing at the neck was readily seen ; pressure upon 
it was very disturbing to the animal ; thoracic auscultation did 
not reveal any sound. The animal was slaughtered and the 
heart was exposed at the lower part of the neck, in front of the 
chest, with the apex pointing towards the head and its base 
towards the thorax. It seemed normal in structure and had a 
pericardial sac enclosing it. The large blood vessels passed 
through the arch of the two first ribs. The organ seemed 
elongated.— {Vet. Record .) 
Fracture of the Cranium in a Mare—Surgical In¬ 
terference—Death [By IV. M . Scott , F. R. C. V. S.~\ .—A 
