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ANCHYLOSIS OF THE SCAPULA AND HUMERUS. 
By the Same. 
I have forwarded to you a specimen of anchylosis, and 
am extremely sorry I can add to it only an imperfect history 
of the case, as I did not attend it myself, and the owner of 
the animal was very reluctant to give me the particulars I 
required, thinking, probably, that the professional abilities 
of the parties attending it would not appear altogether as they 
would like. 
The animal in question was the property of Mr. T. B. Dixon, 
of Rossthwaite. From the facts 1 have gleaned, I find the 
animal was nearly thorough-bred, and foaled in May, 1854. 
After being weaned, he was turned out ; and when about six 
months old, was found one morning to be excessively lame of 
the near fore extremity, and totally incapable of placing his 
foot on the ground. Advice was sought from one of those 
clever gentry who happen to have the wonderful acquirement 
of knowing everything, and who generally wind up the affair 
with the astounding fact, that their stock of wisdom is very 
limited. Of course, after a very careful examination (as is 
generally the case w 7 hen the seat of lameness cannot accu- 
rately be ascertained), the colt was pronounced lame in the 
shoulder, which piece of good fortune happened to be verified. 
A lotion was applied, but that not possessing the wonderful 
powder of reducing a dislocation, a blister was resorted to, and 
repeated with no better effect. In the course of six months, 
an abscess presented itself on the shoulder, about three 
inches from the upper part of the scapula, and extending 
about seven inches towards the lower part of the bone. The 
abscess was repeatedly scarified, the ow ner being assured that 
time and perseverance would bring about a favorable result. 
The poor animal was thus allowed to endure a miserable 
state of existence till the month of May, 1856, when the 
ow ner, tired of seeing him in so deplorable a condition, sent 
him to the kennels to be destroyed, a distance of three miles, 
w hich distance he performed on three legs. The master of 
the hounds invited me to see him. At first sight I perceived 
a dislocated scapula to exist, and anchylosis of that bone and 
the humerus. The colt was standing on three legs; the 
diseased limb hanging in an oblique direction, the toe of the 
near fore foot being immediately behind the heel of the off 
fore. The foot of the diseased limb w^as much contracted, 
