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Fracture of both Femurs in a Horse
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THE VETERI NARY J OURNAL
Clinical Articles Fracture of both Femurs in a Horse. By HUGH ANDREW, M .R.C .V.S . The Borough, L ondon. THE following case is, I think, worthy of record. It is unique in my experience. The subj ect was an aged cart-horse. It was being driven along the street in a van when it suddenly slipped. It attempted to regain its equilibrium, slipped again, and fell. It was unable to rise, and it was destroyed . A diagnosis of fracture of the femur was made. At the post-mortem it was found that both femurs had been fractured. Except that the femurs are right and left , it is almost impossible to distinguish them, so similar are the fractures. In both cases the main lesion is a spiral fracture extending from the supra-condyloid crest region to the great trochanter. The line of fracture runs outwards and upwards. In each case the great trochanter is fractured , the convexity and crest being removed . In both cases the dislodged portion of bone is almost triangular. Both bones appear t o be normal, except that the compact bone of the shafts is somewhat narrower than usual. There was no history of any previous abnormality or accident.
Operation for the Relief of Scrotal Hernia in the Dog. By A . C. SHUTTLEWORTH, B.V.Sc. M.R.C.V.S. Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Liverpool University . SCROTAL hernia in the dog is the condition in which the narrow crevice between the abdominal muscles-the inguinal canal- is converted into a wide patulous opening. Very probably the hernia
THE VETERI NARY J OURNAL
Clinical Articles Fracture of both Femurs in a Horse. By HUGH ANDREW, M .R.C .V.S . The Borough, L ondon. THE following case is, I think, worthy of record. It is unique in my experience. The subj ect was an aged cart-horse. It was being driven along the street in a van when it suddenly slipped. It attempted to regain its equilibrium, slipped again, and fell. It was unable to rise, and it was destroyed . A diagnosis of fracture of the femur was made. At the post-mortem it was found that both femurs had been fractured. Except that the femurs are right and left , it is almost impossible to distinguish them, so similar are the fractures. In both cases the main lesion is a spiral fracture extending from the supra-condyloid crest region to the great trochanter. The line of fracture runs outwards and upwards. In each case the great trochanter is fractured , the convexity and crest being removed . In both cases the dislodged portion of bone is almost triangular. Both bones appear t o be normal, except that the compact bone of the shafts is somewhat narrower than usual. There was no history of any previous abnormality or accident.
Operation for the Relief of Scrotal Hernia in the Dog. By A . C. SHUTTLEWORTH, B.V.Sc. M.R.C.V.S. Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Liverpool University . SCROTAL hernia in the dog is the condition in which the narrow crevice between the abdominal muscles-the inguinal canal- is converted into a wide patulous opening. Very probably the hernia