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CHAPTER XVII. 



SPECIAL INJURIES OF BONES, JOINTS, AND 



MUSCLES. 



Fracture of the lower jaw. Injuries by bit and curb. Fracture of the upper 

 Jaw ; of the bones of the nose ; of the frontal bones ; of the crest of the poll ; 

 of the base of the cranium. Dislocation of the lower jaw. Open Joint between 

 upper and lower jaws. Cancer (Encephaloid) of the Orbit. Tooth-like 

 tumours under the ear. Poll Evil. Fistulous Withers. Fractured Processes 

 of the neck-bones. Broken neck. Fracture of the Spinous Processes of the 

 back and 'oins, *>^prain of the back or loins. Transverse Fracture of the back or 

 loins. Broken Back. Laceration of the muscles beneath the loins. Fracture 

 of the croup. Injuries to the bones of the tail. Fractured ribs. Wounds 

 penetrating the chest. Shoulder lameness. Tumours on the shoulder. 

 Sprain of the Coraco-radial tendon. Shoulder-sprain. Sprain of the muscles 

 outside the shoulder-blade. Disease of the shoulder-joint. Other affections of 

 the shoulder. Affections of the elbow and arm. Tumours on the point of the 

 elbow. Wounds of the elbow. Fracture of the point of the elbow. Disease 

 of the elbow-joint. Fracture of the arm bone. Fracture of the fore-arm. 

 Sprain of the radial ligament. Sprain of the back tendons behind the knee. 

 Thorough-pin of the knee. Synovial swellings in front of the knee. Inflam- 

 mation of the knee. Dislocation of the knee. Wounds of the knee. Speedy 

 cut. Broken knees. Sphnts. Sore shins. Fracture of the splint bones ; of 

 the shank-bone. Sprains of the back tendons ; of the suspensory ligaments. 

 Wind-galls. Sesamoiditis. Sprain of the inferior sesamoid ligaments. 

 EJastic swellings in front of the fetlock. Cutting. Bruises on the fetlock. 

 Fracture of the pastern bones. Bony growths on the pastern bones. Ring- 

 bones. Sprain'of the flexor tendons behind the pastern. Fractures of the 

 hip-bones ; of the outer angle ; of the inner angle ; of the point of the hip.; 

 through the shaft of the bone ; into the joint. Sprain of the hip. Displace- 

 ment of the Abductor Femoris. Disease of the hip-joint. Dislocation of the 

 hip. Fracture of the thigh-bone ; the neck ; the shaft ; the lower end. 

 Fracture of the knee-cap. Dislocation of the knee-cap, stifled. Disease of 

 the stifle. Fracture of the leg between the stifle and hock ; Tibia ; Fibula. 

 Sprain or laceration of the muscle which bends the hock. Sprain of the ham- 



