REPORTS OE CASES. 
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formed by Dr. Geo. H. Bailey of Portland, Me., and as it was 
done to show us poor R. I. people how to save their favorite 
steppers, I will report the result of four cases I have operated 
upon, if you think them of sufficient interest to insert in the 
Review ; but before this, I considered them an operation so 
simple, as to be not worth the space. 
Case No. 1. 
June 10 th, 1878.—A bay mare belonging to Mr. Hall, of Fall 
River, 10 years old, lame in off hind leg, had been so for some 
time before he got her ; had been fired and blistered twice both 
by points and lines ; did not drive out her lameness; had quite a 
large deposit over lower portion of the hock; was thrown on off 
side, an incision about 1^ inches long made in an oblique direc¬ 
tion from forwards backwards and downwards over the course of 
the internal branch of the tendon of the muscular portion of the 
flexor metatarsus. After the skin and aponeurotic tissue over the 
tendon had been well separated, I flexed the lower portion of the 
leg at the hock and with a large curved needle raised the tendon, 
then with a curved bistoury separated it, cutting downwards and 
backwards towards the attachment as much as possible; washed 
the wound with a solution of carbolic acid, one to forty; took 
one stitch and let the mare up, applied a dressing of oakum and 
carbolic solution, held in place by a light cotton bandage, rolled 
from both ends in a figure eight. The animal stood well. 
Junel^th. —Wound healthy. Dressed with solution of chlo¬ 
ride of zinc, and same kind of dressing as before. 
June 14 th. —Wound healthy, slight suppuration. Removed 
the stitch, dressed with chloride of zinc and a solution of carbolic 
acid and aloes. 
June Vlth. —Looks well, wound nearly closed. Dressed as 
before. 
June 21 st. —Wound closed. Walked from stall; no lameness. 
June %&th. —Turned out to grass. Was lame after £ mile walk. 
Was at pasture for four weeks ; then was put to work, and showed 
no lameness, and in about three months was sold, and I lost sight 
of her. 
