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OMY OF THE Lateral Extensor of the Phalanges. —This 
mare had already been operated upon for springhalt by tenot¬ 
omy of the lateral extensor of the phalanges and made a com¬ 
plete recovery. That operation had been performed in March, 
1896, but during the following December the symptoms had 
returned. A second interference was decided upon, and the 
mare was operated upon in January, 1897. The parts being 
well disinfected, an incision 3 centimetres long was made, and 
the tendon exposed near its point of union with that of the 
anterior flexor. The section was made with the tenotome 
and the wound closed with stitches. The results of the opera¬ 
tion were immediate, the springhalt disappeared and did not re¬ 
turn. Unfortunately the mare took pneumonia a few days after 
and died. 
Luxation of the Femur in a Mare \^By Dr. Cesare 
Soro ].—The author was called in consultation to see a mare, 
lame on three legs, from an injury of the left hind leg. That 
extremity was exceedingly stiff; there was no flexion possible 
of any of the joints; the anterior face of the wall of the foot 
rested on the ground. Every part of the leg seemed normal ex¬ 
cept the coxo-femoral joint, which presented only a slight swell¬ 
ing, which was somewhat warm and painful. Rectal examina¬ 
tion proved negative. Locomotion was impossible, and when 
the animal was urged to move, she was ready to fall, whether 
from pain or from inability to displace her rigid leg. Suspect¬ 
ing a luxation, immediate reduction was advised, before any se¬ 
rious periarticular inflammation took place. The mare was 
cast on her right side, and a rope placed on the left leg to secure 
it as in castration, though on account of its rigidity great care 
had to be taken for fear of sudden and disastrous complications. 
The author then having applied some lashes of the whip to the 
mare, she struggled somewhat and suddenly the leg resumed its 
flexibility, and the luxation was reduced. A blister applied 
over the coxo-femoral joint completed the recovery .—{Cliiiica 
Veterinarid). 
The Bureau of Animal Industry is to make the impor¬ 
tant innovation of issuing annually instead of biennially the re¬ 
port of its investigations into the diseases of live stock. This is 
certainly a valuable step, as new facts are developing so rapidly 
under its scientific researches that progressive.American farmers 
and stockmen cannot stand for such antiquated methods in this 
important matter. 
