. The principles and practice of veterinary surgery . Fio. 27. Fig. 28. Fia. 27.—External view of humerus of a horse, with central abscess. Pie. 28.—Internal view of same bone. At a is a well-defined abscess,containing inspissated pus; 6 shows the dilated condition of the medul-lary canal, the cavity being originally filled with pus. An abscess may form within the cancellated structure, whichis hollowed out, as in the illustration, and is generally situatednear the articular extremity of a long bone. The same amountof inflammation necessary to produce pus ia the canceUi, would;if situated in t
. The principles and practice of veterinary surgery . Fio. 27. Fig. 28. Fia. 27.—External view of humerus of a horse, with central abscess. Pie. 28.—Internal view of same bone. At a is a well-defined abscess,containing inspissated pus; 6 shows the dilated condition of the medul-lary canal, the cavity being originally filled with pus. An abscess may form within the cancellated structure, whichis hollowed out, as in the illustration, and is generally situatednear the articular extremity of a long bone. The same amountof inflammation necessary to produce pus ia the canceUi, would;if situated in the compact tissue, cause necrosis. It is accom-panied by thickening of the outer shell of the bone, as innecrosis. The diagnosis of internal abscess will be very diffi-cult, on account of the depth of its seat. The enlarged bone,with pain, will be our only guides until the pus has pierced ABSOESS IN BONES. 177 the bone, and found its way to the surface of the long-continued cases of lameness, with enlargement of abone, as in the specim
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