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will probably heal it up and the hair will soon grow upon it again. If a 

 horse has a habit of stumbling, there will come a thickening on his knees 

 which will be noticeable even although the hair may cover them perfectly. 

 If the contusion is great, with but little superficial injury, it may bo nec- 



FiG. 87.— Back View of Lfte 

 Knee Joint, seen oblique- 

 ly FROM Right, and show- 

 ing THE DEEP-SEATEL) LIGA- 

 MENTS. 



A. Inferior third of radius. 

 U. Pisiform bone. 



C. External small metacarpal 



bone. 



D. Internal small metacarpal 



bone. 



1. External lateral ligament. 



2. 3. Scapho-metacarpal lig- 



ament. 



4. Radio-lunar ligament. 



5. Ligament between the pi- 



siform, unciform, and 

 external small metacar- 

 pal bone. 



Fig. 88.— Back View of Right 

 Knee Joint, showing the 

 Superficial Ligamets. 



A. Inferior third of radius. 



B. Superior third of large 



metacarpal bone. 



C. Internal small metacarpal 



bone. 



External small metacar- 

 pal bone. 



Internal lateral ligament. 



External lateral ligament. 



Ligament between the ra- 

 dius, lunar, and pisi- 

 form bones. 



Ligament between the 

 unciform, pisiform, and 

 between the external 

 small metacarpal bones. 



Strong band of ligament- 

 ous fibres, binding down 

 the flexor tendons in 

 their sheath or groove. 



7. Groove for the passage 

 of the perforans and 

 perforatus tendons. 



4. 5. 



6. 



7. 



Fig. 89.— Anterior View of 

 the Left Knee Joint 



A. Inferior third of the ra- 



dius. 



B. Cuneiform bone. 



C. Lunar hone. 



D. Scaphoid bone. 



E. Unciform bone. 

 G. The great bone. 

 H. Trapezoid bone. 



K, Superior third of meta- 

 carpus. 



1. Scapho-radial ligament. 



2. External lateral ligament. 



3. 3. Internal lateral liga- 



ment. 



4. 4. Ligaments existing be- 



tween upper row of 

 carpal bones. 



5. 5. Carpo-metacarpal liga- 



ment. 



essary to tie up the animal's head so that he cannot lie down for a day 

 or two. Repeated fomentations with the lotion above recommended will, 

 however, be sufficient active treatment. 



