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REPORTS OF OASES. 
when the material to be gathered depends upon private reports 
and collections of facts, and the willingness to make them public 
without being in any manner constrained by higher authority. 
Onr readers have not forgotten the calls we made upon them some 
time ago, and they have seen how we submitted to the profession 
at large the statements we had secured; but these were only for 
the first six months of the year. The last semester remains to be 
heard from, and we hope that every member of the profession— 
readers of our paper or not—will feel it his duty to send us the 
necessary information to complete our reports. A glance at the 
September number of the Review, page 279, will show the dis¬ 
eases upon which we desire information. 
ADDITION TO OUR REGISTER OF REGULAR GRADUATES. 
Through the kindness of Dr. W. Howe, of Dayton, Ohio, we 
are able to record the name of John Crotty as an alumnus of the 
London School. The example of Dr. Howe ought to be followed 
by those of our readers who may have observed similar omissions 
in our preceding pages. 
REPORTS OF CASES. 
LUXATION OF THE PATELLA OF SEVERAL MONTHS’ STANDING- 
DIVISION OF THE LONG VASTUS MUSCLE—RECOVERY. 
By Dr. J. Ryder, D.V.S., House Surgeon American Veterinary 
College Hospital. 
Description and History .—A brown stallion, three years old, 
had been in training at the Long Branch race ground, when about 
the middle of May he was found in his stall with his off hind 
leg extended backwards, unable to carry it forward, moving with 
great difficulty. When the door of his stall was open, he fell 
down and it was with great difficulty that he regained his feet. 
A veterinarian was called, who made the diagnosis of sprain of 
the anterior tibial muscles, and treated him as such until the 
