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l-iG. 66 A 



Fig. 66. A, Foal with 

 bent anterior meta- 

 carpal bones, show- 

 ing extreme dorsal 

 flexion of metacar- 

 po-phalangeal arti- 

 culations. 



n, Rent metacarpi 

 from A. 



Fig. 66 B. 

 The limbs are furthermore subject to a variety of contractures, 

 .sometimes involving a mi.sdirection of the limb due to deformity 

 of the articulations, at other times to a bend in the bone itself, 

 as shown in P"ig. 66 A and B. 



