426 DIVISION OF THE FLEXOR TENDONS. 
angle of the eye there was a similar mass, as large as a nut, 
and which presented at its summit two wrinkles or channels, 
which converged towards its centre. Its base, larger than its 
summit was supported, partly by the cornea, and partly by 
the sclerotica. These two membranes of the eye did not appear 
to be diseased ; they were only a little depressed: a mucous 
membrane covered the tumour, and which had also its origin in 
the sub-mucous tissue. The interior parts of the eye were sound. 
The eyelids were thickened. 
Journaly April 1834. 
TWO CASES OF DIVISION OF THE FLEXOR 
TENDONS. 
By Mr. Samuel Goodworth, Driffield. 
The first was an unsuccessful case. A bay horse had con¬ 
traction of the flexor tendons of the right fore leg. I first cast him, 
and then made a longitudinal section through the skin, and 
afterwards cut transversely through the tendons of the flexor 
perforatus and perforans. After I had cut through the tendons, 
I found that I could not replace the leg in its proper position; 
but as I had bought the horse for experiment, I was enabled to 
have recourse to expedients from which I should have been 
otherwise debarred—I therefore employed considerable force. 
I got a halter, and put it upon the leg above the division 
of the tendons, and tied the other end to some paling. I after¬ 
wards obtained another halter, and put it round the hoof, 
and gave the end to my assistants to pull with considerable 
force. Four men were thus employed, and they exerted all their 
strength to bring the bones into their natural position. At the 
moment this was effected a loud crack was heard, which frightened 
the men, and somewhat surprised me: indeed, I had then little 
hope of my patient. 
I then put on a bandage, and let the horse get up. He could 
bear a little upon the leg, but, when he appeared to throw much 
weight upon it, it fell quite back. The limb began to swell the 
next day, and continued daily to get worse. 
I let him live a few days, until I plainly saw that there was 
no chance of recovery; I then destroyed him. I afterwards 
cut off the leg by the knee, and after boiling it I found that the 
crack which we heard had been the sessamoid bones that had 
broken in two ; they having previously adhered to the large 
metacarpal bone superiorly, and interiorly to the os suffraginis. 
