. The principles and practice of veterinary surgery . s deposit, in- ^ Simple splmt, when not causmgvoiving the extremities of the lameness, and in a position removed metacarpal and superior sesa- p .,i j-tj. it moideaniigaments. c, c, c, Irregu-O^^ either articulation Or tendon, ISlar ossifications, involving the not looked upon as an unsoundness, small metacarpals, lower end of , , ,, ,, ,, _p , , , large metacarpal, and forming but all tne Other be claSSl- points of attachment to the supe- fled as causes of Unsoundness, as they nor sesamoidean hgament above , ,. n. i , , i its bi
. The principles and practice of veterinary surgery . s deposit, in- ^ Simple splmt, when not causmgvoiving the extremities of the lameness, and in a position removed metacarpal and superior sesa- p .,i j-tj. it moideaniigaments. c, c, c, Irregu-O^^ either articulation Or tendon, ISlar ossifications, involving the not looked upon as an unsoundness, small metacarpals, lower end of , , ,, ,, ,, _p , , , large metacarpal, and forming but all tne Other be claSSl- points of attachment to the supe- fled as causes of Unsoundness, as they nor sesamoidean hgament above , ,. n. i , , i its bifurcation. are at any time liable to cause lame- NoTE.—The more important por- ness<; and are indicative of more tions of this form of splint, namely, _. ^ . .1,1 those invoiTinu the ligamentous sti-uc- diseasB than IS apparent either to the fures. are tiidden from view in the 1 p 1 ? t livioE subject. eye or touch oi the examiner ; disease involving articulating surfaces, ligamentous structures, or inter-fering with the movement of a SPLINTS. 157 Professor Dick taught that a splint never interfered with theaction of the flexor-pedis tendon; that the soft parts adaptedthemselves to the hard; and that, although a splint might pressupon the tendon, a corresponding hollow was made for it byabsorption of the softer structure. I cannot agree with has proved to me that it is wrong, and that thelameness, depending upon the interference of the splint, can becompletely cured by the removal of the deposit. A simple splint on the outer side of the leg is more apt tocause lameness than one on the inner side. The causes of splints are concussion and hereditary predis-position, more especially that arising from shape and form ofleg, which descends from parent to oifspring. Splints are most generally found in horses that are newlyput to work, or they may arise in the unbroken colt when heis allowed to gallop and play in the fields. The class of horsemost subject
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