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INFLAMMATION OF BURSA OF BICEPS MUSCLE. 



lift the foot a little. Even after pain diminishes, the foot still remains 

 behind when moving, and the forward stride appears much shortened. 

 During rest, the foot is placed behind its neighbour, and weight 

 may even be borne on it, a symptom seen by Brauell and K. Giinther 

 even after cutting through the biceps. Inflammatory symptoms 

 (increased warmth, swelling, and pain) sometimes appear in the 



Fig. 459. — Lameness from bursitis intertubercularis (the horse is being led). 



muscle and neighbouring parts, though they seldom bear any direct 

 relation to the degree of lameness. 



In chronic bursitis intertubercularis, well marked symptoms are 

 wanting, though there is inability to place weight on the leg, and 

 the forward stride is shortened. When the disease appears bilaterally, 

 the animal seems " tied at the shoulder." In some cases both atrophy 

 and shortening of the muscles occur. 



Prognosis and course. Acute bursitis occasionally takes a 

 favourable course, but is prone to become chronic. When severe, 

 the animal may be inclined to lie continuously in one position, 



