Veterinary notes for horse owners : a manual of horse medicine and surgery . Fig. 129.—Front view ofnear hock. Fig. 130.—Rear view ofnear hock. parison between Figs. 131 and 132 shows the exact spot at whichwe should look for bog spavin. ANATOMY.—This ailment is a distended condition of the synovial mem-brane of the capsular Hgament of the true hock joint—that which is formedby the tibia and astragalus (Fig. 98)—and lies between the base of the astragalusand the internal lateral prominence (the malleolus) of the tibia. It showsitself at the inner side of the joint, because here the ligaments a
Veterinary notes for horse owners : a manual of horse medicine and surgery . Fig. 129.—Front view ofnear hock. Fig. 130.—Rear view ofnear hock. parison between Figs. 131 and 132 shows the exact spot at whichwe should look for bog spavin. ANATOMY.—This ailment is a distended condition of the synovial mem-brane of the capsular Hgament of the true hock joint—that which is formedby the tibia and astragalus (Fig. 98)—and lies between the base of the astragalusand the internal lateral prominence (the malleolus) of the tibia. It showsitself at the inner side of the joint, because here the ligaments are wider apart,and there is more room for distension {8tonehenge). It is soft and elastic, andextends up and down the inner front of the joint for about four inches, ormore, as the case may be. Bog spavins often exist without any symptom of other cases, the distension is, at first, hard, painful to the 326 SYNOVIAL ENLARGEMENTS. touch, and accompanied with more or less Lameness, indicatingsprain, or other injury of underlying structures. In the f
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