CONTENTS vii 



Pmbc 



Bones of the Hind Limb --------- 201 



Os Femoris or Thigh-Bone -------- 201 



Patella ------------ 202 



Tibia or Second Thigh --------- 202 



The Fibula - "" - - - - - - - - - - 203 



The Tarsus or Hock— The Calcis— Astragalus or Knuckle-Bone— The 

 Cuboid— The Cuneiform Magnum— The Cuneiform Medium— 



The Cuneiform Parvum -------- 203 



Diseases of Bones ---------- 205 



Eing-Bone- ------ ----- 205 



Splint ------------ 206 



Ostitis— Inflammation of Bone - - - - - - - - 208 



Periostitis ----------- -08 



Chronic Periostitis - - - - 210 



Acute Ostitis - ---------- 210 



Chronic Ostitis - - - - - 211 



Necrosis and Caries -- - - - - - - - -lIl 



Osteo-porosis — Big Head - - - - - - - - - 214 



Post-mortem Examination - - - - - - - - 216 



Spavin ------------ l16 



Bone-Spavin - - - - - - - - - - - 217 



Metacaipal Periostitis— Sore Shins 219 



15. Fractures — 



Causes - ------ 222 



Predisposinc; Causes ----------- 222 



Exciting Causes ----------- 224 



Symptoms . . - - - - 224 



Treatjient - . . - . 227 



Compound Fracture - - ------- 233 



Particular Fractures ---------- 234 



Fracture of the Bones of the Skull ------- 234 



Fracture of the Vertebrae --------- 235 



Fractuie of the Dorsal and Lumbar Vertebrte ----- 236 



Fracture of the Bones of the Face — Fracture of the Fi'ontal Bone - 238 



Fracture of the Lower Jaw -------- 239 



Fracture of the Anterior Maxillary Bone ------ 242 



Fracture of the Bones of the Fore Extremity - - - - 243 



Fracture of the Scapula or Blade-Bone ------ 243 



Fracture of the Humerus --------- 244 



Fracture of the Ulna ----- 245 



Fracture of the Radius --------- 246 



Fracture of the Knee-Bones -------- 247 



Fracture of the Metacarpal Bones ------- 248 



Fracture of the Os Suffraginis or Large Pastern ----- 249 



Fracture of the Sesamoid Bones ------- 250 



Fracture of the Navicular Bone -------- 252 



