FRACTURES. 
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Case i. —Bay gelding, four years old ; simple fracture of 
tibia; horse placed in slings, which was made for the occasion, 
my own being in use ; leg was set with splints and bandages. 
After leaving, horse fell out of slings. Owner feeling dis¬ 
couraged, turned it out with other horses and let run at large ; 
seven weeks after splints were removed ; bone united ; the horse 
is at work on farm at present time, considerable enlargement 
remaining, but no lameness. 
Case 2 .— Gray mare, five years old ; compound fracture of 
tibia ; bone passing through skin about two inches ; consider¬ 
able haemorrhage ; animal placed in slings ; fracture reduced ; 
wound treated antiseptically; splints and bandages applied, but 
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owing to extreme suffering mare was destroyed five days after¬ 
wards. 
Case j. —Simple fracture of os-suffraginis in colt, two months 
old ; plaster Paris bandages applied, also splints on both sides 
to keep foot from turning; colt kept in box-stall; recovery 
rapid and complete. 
Case 4 .— Bay gelding, four years of age ; compound fracture 
of tibia ; horse placed in slings ; fracture reduced ; splints and 
bandages applied, after which a rope was applied extending 
from foot to stifle-joint and allowed to remain on six weeks, 
when the leg began to smell offensive; rope, bandages and 
splints removed ; found one of the splints had cut leg very bad, 
making ugly sore, which was treated with iodoform and boracic 
acid; splints again placed on and bandages lightly applied, 
owner removing them every three days, treated sore, replaced 
them himself ; in nine weeks horse taken out of slings ; leg 
well rubbed with liniments ; horse now doing daily work on 
farm. 
Case 5.—Short-horn heifer, two years old; comminuted 
fracture of metatarsal bone ; animal placed m stanchion ; frac¬ 
ture reduced after considerable manipulation; splints and 
starch bandages*applied ; reunion in seven weeks, and after re¬ 
moving bandages several small pieces of bone worked through 
the skin and were removed ; cow well at present time ; slight 
