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otlier. Tliis form is always present to some extent after acute 

 inflammation of a joint ; and appears around the lower joints of 

 a limb which is mal-formed by contraction of the flexor tendon, 

 or rupture of the suspensory ligament, as shown in Photo-litho- 

 graph, Plate III., Fig. 6. This form can be removed by forcible 

 extension of the articulation, after division of the contracted 

 tendon. It is also present to some extent after open joint suc- 

 cessfully treated, and disappears gradually by absorption when 

 the joint is brought into use. Its removal may be accelerated 

 by repeated applications of iodine to the skin. 



