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3. And chiefly, as in all the amputations of the leg, the cicatrices are so much in the way, and the bones are so ill covered, that the patient can never rest his leg on the stump itself, but has either to rest his weight on his patella impinging on the top of a bottle-shaped leg, or just to stick out his stump behind him and kneel on the top of his wooden leg; therefore it is no use to have a stump longer than a few inches; in fact, the longer the stump is the more it is in the way.— A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners
The cicatrices, or scars, that are often found upon the liver indicate that this organ may suffer small rupture and yet the horse may recover from it.— Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
In the abdomen they can be reached only by incision, and two alternatives are presented: (1) To perform embryotomy and extract the fetus piecemeal, and (2) to make an incision into the abdomen and extract by the Cćsarean operation, or simply to cut the constricting band and attempt delivery by the usual channel FIBROUS CONSTRICTION OF VAGINA OR VULVA.--This is probably always the result of direct mechanical injury and the formation of rigid cicatrices which fail to dilate with the remainder of the passages at the approach of parturition.— Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
The presentation of the fetus in the natural way and the occurrence of successive and active labor pains without any favorable result will direct attention to the rigid and unyielding cicatrices which may be incised at one, two, or more points to a depth of half an inch or more, after which the natural expulsive efforts will usually prove effective.— Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
In the softer skin if pigmented the cicatrices are white and frequently remain so for about a year, when the pigment returns.— Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
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