Lameness of the Horse

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Author

Lacroix, John Victor, 1882-

Title

Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1

Credits

E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Julia Miller, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Language

English

LoC Class

SF: Agriculture: Animal culture

Subject

Lameness in horses

Category

Text

eBook-No.

16370

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16370

Release Date

July 27, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS' SERIES NO. 1 — LAMENESS of the HORSE — BY
2. 2.J.V. Lacroix, D.V.S.
3. 3.PREFACE
4. 4.TABLE OF CONTENTS
5. 5.ILLUSTRATIONS
6. 6.INTRODUCTION
7. 7.ETIOLOGY AND OCCURRENCE. — AFFECTIONS OF BONES. — Rarefying Osteitis, or Degenerative Changes. — Fractures. — Multiple Fractures. — AFFECTIONS OF LIGAMENTS. — Luxations—Dislocations. — Arthritis. — AFFECTIONS OF BURSAE AND THECAE. — AFFECTIONS OF MUSCLES AND TENDONS. — AFFECTIONS OF NERVES. — AFFECTIONS OF BLOOD VESSELS. — AFFECTIONS OF LYMPH VESSELS AND GLANDS. — AFFECTIONS OF THE FEET. — FOOTNOTES:
8. 8.DIAGNOSTIC PRINCIPLES. — Anamnesis. — Visual Examination. — Attitude of the Subject. — Examination by Palpation. — Passive Movements. — Observing the Character of the Gait. — Special Methods of Examination. — FOOTNOTES:
9. 9.LAMENESS IN THE FORE LEG. — Anatomo-Physiological Review of parts of the Fore Leg. — Shoulder Lameness. — Fracture of the Scapula. — Scapulohumeral Arthritis. — Infectious Arthritis. — Injuries. — Wounds. — Luxation of the Scapulohumeral Joint. — Inflammation of the Bicipital Bursa. (Bursitis Intertubercularis.) — Contusions of the Triceps Brachii. (Triceps Extensor Brachii: Caput Muscles.) — Shoulder Atrophy. (Sweeny or Swinney) — Paralysis of the Suprascapular Nerve. — Radial Paralysis. — Thrombosis of the Brachial Artery. — Fracture of Humerus. — Inflammation of the Elbow. (Arthritis.) — Fracture of the Ulna. — Fracture of the Radius. — Wounds of the Anterior Brachial Region. — Inflammation and Contraction of the Carpal Flexors. — Fracture and Luxation of the Carpal Bones. — Carpitis. — Open Carpal Joint. — Thecitis and Bursitis. — Fracture of the Metacarpus. — Splints. — OPEN FETLOCK JOINT. — Phalangeal Exostosis (Ringbone) — Open Sheath of the Flexors of the Phalanges. — Luxation of the Fetlock Joint. — Sesamoiditis. — Fracture of the Proximal Sesamoids. — Inflammation of the Posterior Ligaments of the Pastern (Proximal Interphalangeal) Joint. — Fracture of the First and Second Phalanges. — Tendinitis. — Inflammation of the Flexor Tendons. — Chronic Tendinitis and Contraction of the Flexor Tendons. — Contracted Tendons of Foals. — Rupture of the Flexor Tendons and Suspensory Ligament. — Thecitis and Bursitis in the Fetlock Region. — Arthritis of the Fetlock Joint. — Ossification of the Cartilages of the Third Phalanx. (Ossification of the Lateral Cartilages.) — Navicular Disease. — Laminitis. — Calk Wounds. (Paronychia.) — Corns. — Quittor. — Nail Punctures. — FOOTNOTES:
10. 10.LAMENESS IN THE HIND LEG. — Anatomo-Physiological Consideration of the Pelvic Limbs. — Hip Lameness. — Fractures of the Pelvic Bones. — Fractures of the Femur. — Luxation of the Femur. — Gluteal Tendo-Synovitis. — Paralysis of the Hind Leg. — Paralysis of the Femoral (Crural) Nerve. — Paralysis of the Obturator Nerve. — Paralysis of the Sciatic Nerve. — Iliac Thrombosis. — Fracture of the Patella. — Luxation of the Patella. — Chronic Gonitis. — Open Stifle Joint. — Fracture of the Tibia. — Rupture and Wounds of the Tendo Achillis. — Spring-Halt. (String-Halt.) — Open Tarsal Joint. — Fracture of the Fibular Tarsal Bone (Calcaneum.) — Tarsal Sprains. — Curb. — Spavin. (Bone Spavin.) — Distension of the Tarsal Joint Capsule. (Bog Spavin.) — Distension of the Tarsal Sheath of the Deep Digital Flexor. (Thoroughpin.) — Capped Hock. — Rupture and Division of the Long Digital Extensor (Extensor Pedis). — Wounds From Interfering. — Lymphangitis. — FOOTNOTES:
11. 11.INDEX
12. 12.AUTHORITIES CITED

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