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nirtily. The coronary bones are fome- 

 times fra6lured into three pieces, or more. 



Fourthly^ The nut-bone into two, fome- 

 times three parts, but always fradlured 

 with the coronary bone. 



Fifthly^ The foot-bone is fradlured in 

 two. ^ 



Sixthly^ From bad fhoeing, many and 

 various lameneiTes enfue. 



Thefe diforders M. La FofTe has clear- The^ ^^^ 

 ly defcribed, and after many tedious and pj^^jned." 

 fruitlefs endeavours to cure thefe com- 

 plaints, by variety of diffedions, he has 

 found the tendo-achilles fometimes rup- 

 tured near the infertion, and the coronary 

 bone broke into three pieces, without any 

 diflocation ; perhaps the reafon of this 

 may be drawn from the confideration of 

 the manner in which the coronary bone 

 is joined to the pattern, and foot-bones, 

 by their (Irong ligaments ; which being 

 three in number, each feems to have re- 

 tained its part of the bone, and favoured 

 its divifion into three parts. 



It is remarkable, that thefe accidents Caufcd 



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fudden fof^s. 



fometimes enllie very fiio-ht efforts ; the ).y J^^'^f. 



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