540 VETERINARY SURGICAL THERAPEUTICS, 
centimeters above the point where it is inserted upon the internal patellar 
ligament; at the bottom and between these muscles, some centimeters. 
deep, the right articular surfaces of the corresponding condyle of the 
femur, as well as the anterior face of the right inter-articular meniscus, 
could be recognized, and then above and in front the patella. 
“From the gaping wound, which widened transversely when the 
leg was flexed, abundant discharge of synovia escaped, spreading over 
the surface of the leg and there coagulating.” Submitted to irrigations. 
of cold water, to which was added a weak proportion of sub-acetate of. 
lead and phenic acid, the patient recovered rapidly. 
It is to careful disinfection of the trauma that one must resort at first. 
in all cases. A few stitches of suture and a drain are sometimes neces- 
sary. Wadded dressing being difficult to apply in that region, the 
wound should be closed with iodoformed collodion (Michotte), a plaster 
of sublimate or a strong blister. With large wounds, antiseptic injections. 
are indicated. : 
V.— Hock Joint. 
The extreme severe nature of deep wounds of the hock is due both. 
to the anatomical complexity of the hock, and to the frequency and 
extent of its movements. Let us mention the few successes obtained 
by antiphlogistic treatment (Corroy, Auboyer), by cauterization of the: 
fistulas (Desmouliéres, Arnal, Feuvrier), with tannin (Caussé), cam- 
phorated paste (Delwart), starched bandage (Guilmot), Rabel water, 
Plasse’s caustic (Marés) Rey with a deep wound of the internal face 
of the hock, made by a nail, applied as many as six cauterizations with 
sublimate; the horse recovered. Blisters, advised by Tisserant and 
Rey, have often been used in connection with the caustics introduced 
into the fistulas. In Saussol’s case, the synovial was open, on the inside: 
of the leg, with a wound one centimeter wide: the ragged edges were 
smoothed over with scissors, a twisted suture put on, and a coat of 
mustard and vinegar was applied on the whole internal face of the 
region. In twenty days, the animal resumed work. Duvieusart treated 
with cold water a deep wound of the hock, through which the finger 
could readily enter the joint, and which was already accompanied with. 
febrile reaction and marked general symptoms. Recovery was complete: 
in a month. 
/£gyptiacum has been no less advantageous than with the other joints. 
In a serious wound of the hock, which had remained rebel to emollientand 
Rabel water, Verrier obtained recovery'in ten days. In Observation I, - 
1 Eloire, Archives Vétérin., 1878, p. 609. 
