. The clinical diagnosis of lameness in the horse. Horses. PERIPHERAL NERVE PARALYSIS. 97 •which appears lifeless, and the phalanges are excessively flexed. When the leg is artificially placed in a normal position it is caj^able of supporting weight. Falpation.—The mnscles are flabby, and the sensibility of the skin of the leg is Fig. 15. Incomplete crural paralysis. From an instantaneous photograph. 3.—Crural Nerve. Inspection (complete paralysis).—It is impossible for the animal to support any weight with the lame leg, and any attempt in that direction is immediately followed by ext


. The clinical diagnosis of lameness in the horse. Horses. PERIPHERAL NERVE PARALYSIS. 97 •which appears lifeless, and the phalanges are excessively flexed. When the leg is artificially placed in a normal position it is caj^able of supporting weight. Falpation.—The mnscles are flabby, and the sensibility of the skin of the leg is Fig. 15. Incomplete crural paralysis. From an instantaneous photograph. 3.—Crural Nerve. Inspection (complete paralysis).—It is impossible for the animal to support any weight with the lame leg, and any attempt in that direction is immediately followed by extreme flexion of all joints,—that is, the leg collapses. Palpation.—The skin on the inside of the thigh loses its Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wyman, Willy Edward Alexander; Möller, Heinrich, 1849-. New York, W. R. Jenkins


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