TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Page 



Illustrations "^ 



Introduction 11 



SECTION I 



Etiology and Occurrence 15 



Affections of Bones 15 



Rarefying Osteitis, or Degenerative Changes 16 



Fractures --- 16 



Affections of Ligaments 20 



Luxations — Dislocations 21 



Arthritis 22 



Affections of Bursae and Thecae 27 



Affections of Muscles and Tendons 28 



Affections of Nerves 30 



Affections of Blood Vessels 31 



Affections of Lymph Vessels and Glands 32 



Affections of the Feet 34 



SECTION II 



Diagnostic Principles 37 



Anamnesis 38 



Visual Examination 39 



Attitude of the Subject 41 



Examination by Palpation 43 



Passive Movements 47 



Observing the Character of the Gait 48 



Special Methods of Examination 53 



SECTION III 

 Lameness in the Fore Leg 



Anatomo-Physiologieal Review of Parts of the Fore Leg 55 



Shoulder Lameness 61 



Fracture of the Scapula 62 



