LAMENESS IN THE KEGION OF THE SHOULDER. 



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coracoid process of the scapula, to ruu obliquely downward 

 and backward through the bicipital groove of the humerus, 

 where it becomes fibro-cartilaglnous, gliding over an exten- 

 sive synovial sac, known as the bursa inter-tubercularis ; the 



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Lameness from Bursitis Inter-tubercularis. 



inferior tendon of the flexor brachii terminates on the bicipital 

 tuberosity of the radius. This muscle flexes the fore-arm, 

 renders tense the antibrachial aponeurosis, and mechanically 

 opposes the flexion of the scapulo-humeral angle while the 

 animal is at rest. (Chauveau.) 



