ON LAMENESS. '87 



Blistering will suffice for both cases in an 



incipient state ; but if they are of long standing, 



or very rapid in their progress, firing will be 



absolutely necessary. 



STIFF JOINT, or ANCHYLOSIS, 



Is most commonly the consequence of 

 wounds through the capsular ligament of the 

 joint. When the capsular ligament is perforat- 

 ed by any accidental injury, the synovia or 

 fluid, which is secreted for the purpose of lu- 

 bricating the heads of the bones in their action 

 with each other, escapes outwards. Great ir- 

 ritation and inflammation attend this state of the 

 wound, probably from the action of the atmos- 

 pheric air which enters it. If the capsular li- 

 gament is not speedily healed, or its divided 

 edges brought into contact with each other, so 

 as to prevent the synovia from continuing to 

 flow through the orifice, the membranes begin 

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