A text-book of veterinary obstetrics : including the diseases and accidents incidental to pregnancy, parturition and early age in the domesticated animals . rig. Clam. screw clam, one branch of which has a long deep groove, and into thisfits a narrow projecting ridge on the opposite branch (Fig. 226). Toapply the clam, he gives the following directions: The animal issecured and placed on its back. The skin over the rupture is drawntogether by the fingers in aflat fold, corresponding with a central longi-tudinal line through the abdomen {linea alba), and elevated from theparts ben
A text-book of veterinary obstetrics : including the diseases and accidents incidental to pregnancy, parturition and early age in the domesticated animals . rig. Clam. screw clam, one branch of which has a long deep groove, and into thisfits a narrow projecting ridge on the opposite branch (Fig. 226). Toapply the clam, he gives the following directions: The animal issecured and placed on its back. The skin over the rupture is drawntogether by the fingers in aflat fold, corresponding with a central longi-tudinal line through the abdomen {linea alba), and elevated from theparts beneath, in order to cause the intestines or omentum to clam is then put over the skin, as close to the abdomen as possible,and the screws tightened. The pressure must not be too severe, or the. Fig. Iron Umbilical Clam. parts will drop off too soon, and possibly the intestines may operation, therefore, requires to be carefully w^atched. Degive^ has improved upon this method, by introducing two strongsteel needles through the skin and margins of the umbilical opening—guiding their points so as to prevent injury to the intestine, by a fingerpassed through a small incision at the base of the tumour. Above theseneedles, , closer to the body, the clam is applied; this can betightened to the necessary degree by the screw at each end. In orderto prevent displacement of the clam when the needles are withdrawn,some small steel pins are passed through the skin immediately beneath it.^ 7Ae Journal, 1894, p. 156. (EDEMA OF THE r.]f/!fLTCrs. Tl-i Sutures are frequently employed, and there are various ways of usingthem. One method is the twisted suture, which is applied asfollows : The hernial sac is included between two round })ieces of hardwoo
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