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THE IIOHSE IN HEALTH AND DISEASE 



same time lift the patella upward with both hands. An audible 

 click will be heard when the bone shps back into place. After- 



Fig. 61. — Di.sieased left stifle joint; sagittal section passing through inner 

 ridge of trochlea of fennir: 1, Thickened synovial membrane of joint capsule; 

 2, free joint bodies; ','}, epipliyseal hnes; 4, upper extension of femoropatellar 

 joint cavity; '), lower I'lid of same. 



treatment consists in the application of a stiff blister or the firing- 

 iron to the stifle to strensrfhen the tissues. 



