G24 
REPORTS OF CASES, 
He was destroyed Oct. 9th, and a very careful post-mortem 
made. 
The muscles were dissected away one at a time, and when 
the articulation was exposed, it was found that on the right side 
the coracoid process of the scapulae had given way, together 
with an immense amount of inflammatory exudation, which 
was becoming organized and a fibrous union of the fracture was 
taking place ; the tendinous portion of the coraco-radialis was 
undergoing fatty degeneration; the'articular head of the hu¬ 
merus was ulcerated and of a pale blue color. On the left side 
the tendon of the coraco-radialis had ruptured about three-quar¬ 
ters of an inch from its attachment to the coracoid process and 
another partial rupture just after it passes over the bicipital 
groove ; the same inflammatory exudation, partially organized, 
existed around this articulation, together with ulceration of the 
head of the humerus. On boiling the bones they exhibited the 
characteristic lesions of osteo-porosis. 
On looking over the literature at my disposal, I found only 
one similar case to this, recorded by Dr. E. Nesbit, late House 
Surgeon to the Hospital Department of the American Veteri¬ 
nary College, in the October issue of the American Veteri¬ 
nary Review, Vol. XV., where the question was put: “Were 
the rheumatoid symptoms presented related to the nature of the 
injury?” Prof. Holier, in his “Operative Surgery,” refers to 
the Nesbit case without making allusion to what the cause of 
such trouble might be. It seems to us that both the Nesbit and 
this new case have probably but one cause, viz., the condition 
of osteo-porosis. True, it was only well marked and diagnosti¬ 
cated in this last case, but if it was not positively established in 
Dr. Nesbit’s, would it be improper to admit that the rheuma¬ 
toid lameness characteristic of his patient was but symptomatic 
of osteo-porosis, even with the absence of maxillary lesions 
(supposing that they were looked for) ? 
TO ADD TO THE VALUE OF MEDIAN NEURECTOMY. 
In reporting these cases it is not on account of any particu¬ 
lar merit to be accorded them, but simply to add to the already 
accumulated evidence of results following this operation, and, 
therefore, strengthening its claim to recognition in those cases 
which have failed to answer to the usual form of treatment, such 
as firing and blistering, either one or more times, etc. 
Case /.—A bay gelding, very lame on the walk, having 
a large bony deposit on the front and inside, as well as chronic 
