298 PARTICULAR LAMENESSES. 



that the process of repair will be very doubtful and unsatis- 

 factory. 



This peculiar lameness is not always due to rupture of the 

 flexor metatarsi muscle, as in the case just described, for it some- 

 times happens that its tendons of insertion become detached from 

 the tarsal and metatarsal bones. Such cases are diagnosed by 

 the peculiar gait and the seat of the swelling. 



