. Common diseases of farm animals. Veterinary medicine. DISEASES OF THE HIND LIMB 177 sudden, purposeless flexion of the hock-joint (Fig. 45). Horses that are slightly affected may show this movement of the hind limbs when first exercised. Other horses may be " string-halted " when backed, turned, walked, or trotted, and fail to drive out of it. The cause of true " string-halt " is not known. The treatment recommended is surgical. This consists in. Fig. 45.—String-halt. cutting the tendon of the peroneus muscle. The seat of the operation is a little below the hock and on th
. Common diseases of farm animals. Veterinary medicine. DISEASES OF THE HIND LIMB 177 sudden, purposeless flexion of the hock-joint (Fig. 45). Horses that are slightly affected may show this movement of the hind limbs when first exercised. Other horses may be " string-halted " when backed, turned, walked, or trotted, and fail to drive out of it. The cause of true " string-halt " is not known. The treatment recommended is surgical. This consists in. Fig. 45.—String-halt. cutting the tendon of the peroneus muscle. The seat of the operation is a little below the hock and on the external face of the cannon. Spavin.—A spavin is a chronic inflammation of the articular faces of the hock bones, ligaments and synovial membranes. The inflammation may result in the formation of a bony enlargement on the inner surface of the region, and a union between the small bones forming the lower portion of the hock^ and the upper extremities of cannon and lower hbck bones. 12. 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 Craig, Robert Alexander, 1872-. Philadelphia London, J. B. Lippincott company
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