QUESTIONS

1. Name and describe the different forms of inflammation.

2. Give the causes and treatment of inflammation.

3. Name and describe the different methods by which wounds heal.

4. Describe the treatment of wounds.

5. What are the causes of an abscess? Give the treatment.

6. What are the causes of fistula and poll evil? Give the treatment.




CHAPTER XXII

FRACTURES AND HARNESS INJURIES


FRACTURES.--Broken bones or fractures are not uncommon in domestic animals.
In the horse, the bones of the leg, forearm, foot, and spine are the most
commonly broken. In the dog the largest percentage of fractures occurs in
the superior regions of the limbs.

Fractures may be classified as _simple_ and _compound, complete_ and
_incomplete, comminuted_ or _splinter_. In the simple fracture the skin