. Elementary lectures on veterinary science, for agricultural students, farmers, and stockkeepers ... very formidable to deal with, and, owing to theirarrangement, are diflicult to treat successfully. When a joint isopened into, it should have immediate attention, or it may end in astiff joint, or caries of the bone, and even in the death of the soon as it is ascertained that the discharge coming from thewound is joint oil, entire rest must be given, and cold water irriga-tion resorted to. The water must be kept running constantly overthe part for four or six days. I have on many occ
. Elementary lectures on veterinary science, for agricultural students, farmers, and stockkeepers ... very formidable to deal with, and, owing to theirarrangement, are diflicult to treat successfully. When a joint isopened into, it should have immediate attention, or it may end in astiff joint, or caries of the bone, and even in the death of the soon as it is ascertained that the discharge coming from thewound is joint oil, entire rest must be given, and cold water irriga-tion resorted to. The water must be kept running constantly overthe part for four or six days. I have on many occasions, with thistreatment alone, been successful in stopping synovia and healing thejoint. Next to this is the application of a good fly-blister, which hasgenerally the desired effect; and to turn the animal on to thegrazing pasture. The bhster causes the parts to swell, thus closingup the opening in the joint and preventing the admission of atmo-spheric air. Creosote, oil of cloves, or carbolic acid may also beapplied to the wound, if thought necessary. Lock-jaw occasionallyfollows this THE STUDY OF THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM 8s 163. Stifle-joint.—Independent of the disease of the bones thatenter into the formation of this joint {par. 113), the soft structuresin connexion with it are frequently the seat of injury and breeds of horses are more susceptible to contract diseases andenlargements of this joint than others. Young animals—more par-ticularly of the cart-horse class—are subject to big or distendedjoints, known as stifled; or luxation of the patella {Plate IX.,No. 30). 164. Luxation of the Patella is a partial displacement of the capof the stifle joint, and is of a hereditary nature. The young animals,which suffer, as a rule, are very poor, and bad thrivers; and whenthey stir or walk about, the patella, or cap, slips partly off the jointtowards the outside, making a knocking noise. Very hilly pasturesare thought to favour the development of the trou
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