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large enlargement of the pastern. Was able to work fairly well, 
but always a little lame. I forget what ultimately became of him. 
(4) This horse, one of a team which was run into by 
another horse, immediately was so lame that he could not put 
the near fore foot to the ground. I had him sent home in the 
ambulance. On reaching home, thinking he might have re¬ 
ceived an injury to the shoulder, I manipulated, but was unable 
to find the least evidence of injury. I examined the limb care¬ 
fully, and the only part where I could detect the least pain was 
on the os suffraginis, on pressing the front of this bone with my 
thumb pain was clearly evident. After three weeks treat¬ 
ment was in exactly the same condition with considerable en¬ 
largement of the pastern. 
At the present time of writing, five weeks after the accident, 
he can walk very well and gives promise of doing well. There 
is considerable enlargement of the pastern. I may say that the 
pain on pressure remained clearly in evidence for three weeks 
after the injury. 
With regard to the frequency of this fracture Stockfleth in 
u Thierarz-liche Chirurge,” German translation, says that frac¬ 
ture of the os suffraginis comes second in the list of frequency. 
Against 65 tractures of the pelvis, came 16 of the os suffraginis 
and 12 of the os corona. Stockfleth in his interesting work relates 
quite a number of fractures of the region of the pastern, almost 
all of which have happened in a manner closely resembling 
those I have endeavored to describe. In one of his cases the 
pastern bone of both fore legs being fractured, and in another 
case the bone was fractured with no less than twenty-six 
larger and smaller pieces. He further states that from Hert- 
nig’s observations a special brittle quality of the bony tissue 
may induce fractures of this region, as Hertnig has seen the os 
corona fractured in all four feet of a horse. 
TRAUMATIC PERICARDITIS. 
By W. L. West, V. S., Belfast, Me. 
January 23d, 1901, I was called to see a three-year-old cow 
which had always been healthy and hearty. 
Symptoms .—Temperature io 2°F., pulse 90, respiration 24, 
and not labored, anorexia complete, bowels somewhat constipa¬ 
ted, head hangs low, lungs normal, but with the phonendoseope 
can hear a thrilling sound over the heart area. 
Diagnosis was provisional; told owner the cow had indiges¬ 
tion, but had more heart disturbance than was customary. 
