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square inches; the region of the popliteus was torn loose, and 
also carried with it small particles of bone ; the bone exposed 
was somewhat softened ; it was also severed from its attach¬ 
ment to the capsular ligament of the stifle joint; the capsular 
ligament of the patella showed marked infiltrations, with a 
diminished supply of synovial fluid ; in fact, the absence of 
synovial fluid was well marked in all the joints, there being 
scarcely a trace left in some of them ; the insertion of the 
triceps abductor femoris, the tensor fascia lata and quadri¬ 
ceps cruralis were also torn loose from the bone, and, as was 
the case with the other muscles, carried with them particles 
of bone; the bursa at the side of the hock through which the 
tendon of the peroneus muscle passed was dry and contained 
scarcely a trace of synovial fluid ; the parts adhered to each 
other, showing that the condition had existed for some little 
time previous to death ; the gastrocnemius externus was also 
ruptured from its attachment, allowing the hock to become 
flexed ; the summit of the os calcis protruded through the soft 
tissues and skin so that it was exposed to sight; no synovial 
fluid found in the hock joint; the external straight ligament 
of the patella, the external middle inferior sesamoidean liga¬ 
ment, the right branch of the superior sesamoidean, the lat¬ 
eral ligaments of the pastern joints and the two posterior lig¬ 
aments of the same joint were torn from their attachments; 
the capsular ligament of the fetlock joint perforated at its 
postero-infero aspect, and also near the center of the postero¬ 
internal aspect. 
The Joints .—The distal extremity of the femur presented 
indentations on both condyles and trochlea. On the condyles 
they were small, pit-like, some round, some oblong, while 
some were long and narrow, having the appearance of a line. 
The trochlea was smooth, and at its inferior portion the car¬ 
tilage had become nearly worn away, so that distinct grooves 
were noticeable where it came in contact with the patella. 
The Patella .—The texture of the patella was spongy, being 
not nearly so hard and compact as the average. A portion 
of its ligamentous attachments had given away, exposing the 
cancellated structure of the bone. Its posterior surface, which 
