j DISEASES OP TENDONS 22T 



What are th$ symptoms of rupture of the tendo achilles ? 



Severe sudden supporting-leg lameness. The animal is 

 iinaHe to support -weight, and all joints are excessively flexed. 

 As long as no inflammatory swelling has set in, the flabby 

 state of the tendon, as -well as a gap in the tendon, can be 

 detected. Passive movement of the hock permits of exagger- 

 ated flexion of the joint. 



Whoi is the prognosis of ruptv/re of the tendo aohilles ? 



In the horse and ox it is unfavorable, especially when a. 

 portion of the os calcis has been torn off, while in the dog a 

 more favorable prognosis is permissible. 



^OM) do you treat tendon ruptures ? 



Rest is essential in rupture of the superior sesamoidal lig- 

 ament, flexor pedis perf orans and perf oratus ; a plaster paris 

 dressing — or, probably just as good, a blister — is indicated. 

 In rupture of the flexor metatarsi rest is all that is neces- 

 sary. In rupture of the tendo achilles in the dog the tendon 

 may be sutured or a plaster paris bandage applied. When the 

 larger animals are to be treated for this rupture they must be 

 placed in slings. 



What do you understand by luxation of the flexor pedis per- 

 f oratus ? 

 A permanent separation of the fibrous cap of this tendon 

 fTom the posterior portion of the point of the os calcis. 



Give the etiology of dislocation of the flexor pedis perf oratus. 

 Over-exertion and external violence. 



What are the symptoms of this luxation ? 



Entirely out of proportion is the slight lameness and th& 

 unsteady, tottering gait. Each time the hock is extended the- 



