DISEASES OF THE BONES. 



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Again, the exertion, may be so violent as to cause sprain of the 

 tendon, which extends to the capsule, or the joint itself may 

 suffer, and cause distension of the capsular ligament, constituting 

 complicated wind-gall, which is more serious. 



Symptoms. — Simple 

 wind-galls are little puffy 

 swellings, seen at the 

 sides of the tendons as 

 they pass over the fet- 

 lock joint, most common 

 on the hind leg. They 

 are soft even when the 

 weight is thrown on them. 

 It is very important to be 

 able to distinguish be- 

 tween simple and com- 

 plicated, or between the 

 harmless and what is not 

 harmless. If situated be- 



Pig. 744. — The Aspirator.* 



tween the tendon and the suspensory ligament, it depends on dis- 

 tension of the bursa through which the tendon passes; if, it fdels 

 hard when the other leg is held up, and is accompanied with a 



, Fig. 745. — Hypodermic Syringe that Would Answer. 



slight lameness, the tendon is' implicated. When plaped in front of 

 the suspensory ligament, between it and the bone, it is accom- 

 panied with increase of synovia in the joint itself. 



Wind-galls generally appear suddenly. ' 



Treatment. — There are three methods of treatment : First, 

 during the acute stage they can be easily removed by any firm but 

 even pressure by pads and bandages, with cold water, frequently ap- 

 plied. 



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