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C. F. BELL. 
CASE REPORT-TENOTOMY, 
By C. F. Bell, V.S. 
(A Paper read before the Indiana Veterinary Association). 
I have several reasons for calling your attention to this 
particular case. The first one is: I have, from the origin of 
this Association, noticed a conspicuous absence of reports of 
cases in practice; the second is: I believe that such reports, 
whether the results be favorable or not, will assist us more 
in advancing our practical knowledge, than any other method 
we can pursue. 
Hence I bring before you a case in practice of which I feel 
(and I think justly) proud. Last August there was brought 
to my infirmary, a fine blue bull (roadster) colt, four months 
old, with contracted tendons in all four of its legs: the right 
front one being the worst. 
Excepting the defective legs, the colt was as fine a speci¬ 
men of physical development as any I ever saw at that age, 
and being standard bred made it quite valuable in the estima¬ 
tion of its owner, who was very anxious to have it success¬ 
fully treated. 
I took special pains to show him a dissected specimen of 
front and hind limbs, and explained that I was satisfied that 
performing tenotomy would be the only thing that would 
relieve the tendons. 
The colt was left in my care with an injunction to not 
perform tenotomy until further ordered, but to try other 
means for relaxing the tendons; which I did, without avail, 
the contraction continuing to grow worse. 
After two weeks the owner gave the case entirely into my 
hands, to do as I saw fit ; and I at once performed tenotomy 
on the right front leg. Having four legs to operate on, I 
concluded to do as much experimenting on them as possible. 
I cast the colt, shaved all the hair off from the leg over the 
part to be operated on; cleaned it well with warm water and 
sublimated solution, using all antiseptic precautions possible. 
I next looped a small rope above the foot and gave it to 
