Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-04-28

Tnn.. ~ a n.l.s wrk nnlI y rarr are
rfons.lr Ifsets1
IA &c. q eommm oplnlcn ila1 q holroa
hcnoa. onoe broken. never unite This a
q standard oior a man WHO laIks Of
cnfIne Fracture in q boIps - rtetty gnfo
a. q fobuto on enoer. TIE ailompi 20
onre ia SELDOM made. because lhs horr1
is rarely worth tie cost IA mag. after
ail. remain permanently aid and lame.
and for chat rcneon fail o. oomponntinN
Coz iho oullry Of keep ard treatment
The holpe. bocaune Of bic onvironmonts
and duties. g. exposed 10 20 many acci.
dents roeniilpg Ga broken bouoa ~.
though a a not 90 BE- denied that many
rucb uniouard happenings ere directly
due 90 careiesrncsa iu tho construction
% insecure stalls and permitting them
90 mingle with cno smother aa IA pas
furc. without frEl removing the hind
shoes. 90 that tho force q q kick. play
fuiiy O. Intentionally adu Mustered, may
BE- rendered harmless Fractures o. tho
lmbs are By far lbq most frequent and
often ~ncceGsiinto sacrifice of The unfcr-
tunate creature While Ga general he
Vmptoma of q broken leg are evident
enough. occasions will present theln-
selves when e viii be difficult. perhapa
Impossible. Go decide upon fhs exact na-
turo Of ihe injury. The moss impressive
feature abort q broken limb A. tho more
OF loss complete inability to uso the IN
iured member, this suspicion being
further strengthened By tho history q
lts sudden occurrence and following lho
rocoipi Of some injury. Motion nt q part
Of the limb usually devoid Of mobility
is fairly positive proof Of fracture and
"a expressed b. the term dangling az
the leg" n the leg should be shorter
shan The opposite one, fracture. Of
course, wouid BE- tho frai opinion 90 ea-
terrain. D. no testimony Is comparable
70 that known o. cFepitaiion. which is
the sound produced By rubbing together
o. pieces of broken bone. TO elicit this
sound without indicling unnecessary
pain Il Il requisite 70 manipulate che
parts gently and carefully.
The repair d broken bcne Is che q
natures many interesting processes,
which art merely aims 10 aasist By ad-
iugting the fragments IN as nearly q
normal position 90 can be obtained and
maintaining Il until firm union IL e..
tablishcd. II is 10 this connection that
the greatest ohsiaolo presents itself.
Subjects with severe bone injuries are
difficult TO restrain and often manage
20 disarrnnRe the dressings, however in
R~eniously devised, IN Epite Of the best
directed precautions Whenever q break
Is complete and involves q long bone Of
the limb, efforts should not be made 10
cure. except IN the case Of valuable
breeding mares or stations. unless Il BE-
some favorite pot in whose behalf an in
dulgont owner is willing TO devote time
and money. Fractures Of tho bones en-
tering into the formation Of the hip sre
quite common and generally follow -
tho result Of severe falla In these par
ticular cases treatment Is often the
means Of restoring m animal, after sew
eral months, TO q condition almost a.
good and seryiceable as before the acct
don't All that can usually be done Is TO
suspend the patient IN a sling. 80 as 70
NIcNtub lying uuWNr AoWlu uuNuIol IN
her own way, to mend the damaged
bono. Succeasful management IN all
cases Of fracture calls for sound judg-
ment and nice adjustment Of whatever
dressing or bandaging IS employed, and
offers an excellent opportunity for vetar-
inaries 10 display their tact and skill.
The period has not long elapsed when TO
have received such q hurt was quite
equivalent to undergoing a sentence Of
death for >. = suffering animal. and per-
haps today q similar verdict 10 pro-
nouncod Ia many cases IN which the ex-
eEciso Of q little mechanical ingenuity,
with q due amount Of careful nursing,
might secure a contrary result and In
sure the return Of ths patient TO his for
mor condition o. usefulness. A frRsturs
IN q horse Is. In fact. no less amenabls
10 treatment than the same description
Of injury IN any other creature. But the
question Of propriety and sxpedienoy Of
treatment n dependent upon certain
specific collateral condderationa-Cin-
cinnai Enquirer.