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CASES OF WOUNDS OF THE JOINTS. 
The same dressing was continued daily, until the 9th of’ 
January. 
At this time the animal was scarcely lame at all; the lips of 
the wound were considerably larger, and formed a red surface, 
at the centre of which was a fistulous opening, and through 
which the synovia could be seen escaping, when the extremity 
was placed on the ground. The clot was every day as large as 
an almond. Digestive ointment was applied to the fistula by 
means of a thin layer of tow. 
14 th .—Neither the flow of svnovia nor the surface of the 
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wound had diminished. I applied over it a little burnt alum in 
powder, and I placed on the fistula a small pledget covered by 
several others gradually increasing in size : the whole was kept 
in its place by a bandage, which I ordered to be drawn tighter 
than I was accustomed to do. 
20 th .—The flow of synovia and the surface of the wound 
were much lessened. I ceased to use the alum, but continued to 
apply the pledgets, always tightening the bandage. 
26^A.—The synovia had almost ceased to escape ; the wound 
was smaller, and looked healthy; and the lameness was scarcely 
perceptible. 
28 th .—The wound continued to diminish ; the flow of synovia 
had ceased, although the fistulous opening was still perceptible. 
31st .—The wound was quite healed; but some of the wrap¬ 
pings were continued, to defend the part from accidental blows, 
and from cold. 
Two months afterward, the fetlock presented nothing more 
than a very small portion of callous substance, covered, in part, 
by hair. The action of the injured fetlock is the same as that of 
the other, except that the foot is carried a little more inward ; 
but this must be pointed out in order to be perceived. 
CASE II. 
July 25 ill, 1827.—An entire horse, aged, had had for two 
years a tumour on the coronet of the inner quarter of the left 
hind foot, resembling, in form and size, the half of an egg, 
placed horizontally on the part. This tumour was exceedingly 
tender, and presented an evident fluctuation. Behind it was 
found a little fleshy enlargement, like the imperfect cicatrix of 
a wound produced by a sharp instrument. The animal had 
been very lame for about eight days, at which time the tumour 
had begun to appear. Apply an emollient poultice. 
2 6th .—The tumour is larger, and the fluctuation more appa¬ 
rent. I punctured it in order to give issue, as 1 supposed, to the 
