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matters will as likely as not end in the knee being 

 permanently enlarged — in other words, in a case of 

 so-called " capped knee." 



In a bruised knee the skin is, of course, not broken. 

 When the skin is broken, indeed, we have quite another 

 sort of injury to deal with known as '■' broken" knee. 



The injury which we are at present discussing, 

 however, is said to have taken place when the skin 

 and soft structures in front of the knee joint have 

 been bruised, either through the injured animal 

 having come down on the knees, or else by reason of 

 his having struck them against something. '' Bruised 

 knee," be it remembered, is an injury which may have 

 been sustained even though knee-caps have been 

 worn. 



If the injury is at all recent, the knee or knees will 

 be found swollen and tender to the touch, and there will 

 be a considerable degree of inflammation in the region 

 affected. 



The best course of treatment for a case of recent 

 occurrence is as follows : — Foment the knee freely 

 with warm water night and morning, and then put on 

 a flannel bandage which has been soaked in a liniment 

 composed of two ounces of tincture of arnica to a pint 



