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INFLAMMATION OF BURSA OF BICEPS MUSCLE. 
bicipital groove. Villate has also seen ossification of the muscle, with 
abrasion of its gliding surface. 
Symptoms. Acute bursitis intertubercularis is shown by excessive 
lameness when the leg is advanced (swinging leg lameness). On 
attempting to move the animal, the foot is not carried forward, but 
remains at a point behind that of the other side, giving the impression 
Fig. 191. —Lameness from bursitis intertubercularis (the horse is being led). 
that the foot cannot be lifted from the ground. When forced to move, 
the horse places absolutely no weight on the lame leg (fig. 191). It 
moves back without much difficulty, and may then be able to lift the 
foot a little. Even after pain diminishes, the foot still remains behind 
when moving, and the forward stride appears much shortened. During 
rest, the foot is placed behind its neighbour, and weight may even be 
borne on it, a symptom seen by Brauell and K. Gunther even after 
cutting through the biceps. Inflammatory symptoms (increased warmth, 
swelling, and pain), sometimes appear in the muscle and neighbour¬ 
ing parts, though they seldom bear any direct relation to the degree 
of lameness. 
