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Diseases of the Horse's Foot

Chapter XII

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DISEASES OF THE JOINTS

A. Synovitis (a) Simple (1) Acute (2) Chronic (b) Purulent or Suppurative

B. Arthritis (a) Simple or Serous (b) Acute (c) Purulent or Suppurative (d) Anchylosis

C. Navicular Disease Definition History Pathology Changes in the Bursa Changes in the Cartilage Changes in the Tendon Changes in the Bone Causes Heredity Compression Concussion A Weak Navicular Bone An Irregular Blood-supply to the Bone Senile Decay Symptoms and Diagnosis Differential Diagnosis Prognosis Treatment

D. Dislocations

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

1. The Bones of the Phalanx

2. The Os Coronæ (Anterior View)

3. The Os Coronæ (Posterior View)

4. The Os Pedis (Postero-lateral View)

5. The Os Pedis (viewed from Below)

6. The Navicular Bone (viewed from Below)

7. The Navicular Bone (viewed from Above)

8. Ligaments of the First and Second Interphalangeal Articulations (Lateral View). (After Dollar and Wheatley)

9. Ligaments of the First and Second Interphalangeal Articulations (viewed from Behind). (After Dollar and Wheatley)

10. The Flexor Tendons and the Extensor Pedis. (After Haübner)

11. The Flexor Perforans and Perforatus

12. The Flexor Perforans and Perforatus (the Perforans cut through and deflected)

13. Median Section of Normal Foot

14. The Arteries of the Foot

15. The Veins and Nerves of the Foot

16. The Lateral Cartilage

17. The Keratogenous Membrane (viewed from the Side)

18. The Keratogenous Membrane (viewed from Below)

19. The Wall of the Hoof

20. Internal Features of the Hoof

21. Inferior Aspect of the Hoof

22. Hoof with the Sensitive Structures removed

23. Section of Epidermis

24. Section of Skin with Hair Follicle and Hair

25. Section of Human Nail and Nail-bed

26. Section of Foot of Equine Foetus. (Mettam)

27. Section from Foot of Sheep Embryo. (Mettam)

28. Section from Foot of Calf Embryo. (Mettam)

29. Section from Foot of Equine Foetus. (Mettam)

30. Section through Hoof and Soft Tissues of a Foal at Term. (Mettam)

31. Perpendicular Section of Horn of Wall

32. Horizontal Section of Horn of Wall

33. Horizontal Section through the Junction of the Wall with the Sole

34. Section of Frog. (Mettam)

35. Professor Lungwitz's Apparatus for Examining the Foot Movements

36. Professor Lungwitz's Apparatus for Examining the Foot Movements

37. The Movements of the Solar and Coronary Edges of the Hoof illustrated.

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Lungwitz

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38. The Blind

39. The Side-line

40. Method of securing the Hind-foot with the Side-line

41. The Hind-foot secured with the Side-line

42. The Casting Hobbles

43. Method of securing the Hind-leg upon the Fore

44. The Hind-leg secured upon the Fore

45. The Drawing-knife (Ordinary Pattern)

46. Modern Forms of Drawing-knives

47. Symes's Knife

48-51. Illustrating Colonel Nunn's Method of applying a Poultice to the Foot

52. Poultice-boot of Canvas and Steel

53. Poultice-boot of Cocoa-fibre

54. Foot-swab

55. The Shoe with Plates

56. Quittor Syringe

57. The Esmarch Bandage and Tourniquet

58. Tourniquet with Wooden Block

59. Neurectomy Bistoury

60. Neurectomy Needle

61. Double Neurectomy Tenaculum

62. Adventitious Nerve-supply to Foot. (Sessions)

63. Tip Shoe

64. The Tip Shoe 'let in' to the Foot

65. The Thinned Tip

66. Drawing-knife for Charlier Shoeing

67. The Foot prepared for the Charlier Shoe

68. Bar Shoe

69. Rubber Bar Pad on Leather

70. The Bar Pad applied with a Half-shoe

71. Frog Pad

72. Frog Pad applied

73. Smith's Expansion Shoe for Contracted Feet

74. A Contracted Foot treated with Smith's Shoe

75. De Fay's Vice

76. Hartmann's Expanding Shoe

77. Broué's Slipper Shoe. (Gutenacker)

78. Einsiedel's Slipper and Bar-clip Shoe. (Gutenacker)

79. Hoof showing Coronary Contraction. (Gutenacker)

80. Flat-foot (Solar Surface). (Gutenacker)

81. Hoof showing Laminitis Rings on the Wall. (Gutenacker)

82. Hoof showing 'Grass' Rings on the Wall. (Gutenacker)

83. Club-foot. (Gutenacker)

84. Shoe with extended Toe-piece. (Gutenacker)

85. A Crooked Foot in Cross-section. (Gutenacker)

86. Sand-crack Firing-iron

87. Sand-crack Forceps and Clamp. (Vachette's)

88. McGill's Sand-crack Clamp

89. Koster's Sand-crack Clamp

90. Sand-crack Belt

91. Method of 'Easing' the Bearing of the Wall on the Shoe in the Treatment of Sand-crack

92. Method of 'Easing' the Bearing of the Wall on the Shoe in the Treatment of Sand-crack

93. Method of 'Easing' the Bearing of the Wall on the Shoe in the Treatment of Sand-crack

94 96. Grooving the Wall in the Treatment of Sand-crack

97. Removing the Wall in the Treatment of Sand-crack

98. Removing the Wall in the Treatment of Sand-crack

99. Horizontal Section of Corn. (Gutenacker)

100. Inner Surface of the Wall, showing Changes in Chronic Corn. (Gutenacker)

101. Perpendicular Section of the Wall in a Case of Chronic Corn. (Gutenacker)

102. Three-quarter Shoe

103. Three-quarter Bar Shoe

104. Shoe with a 'Dropped' Heel

105. Shoe with a 'Set' Heel

106. Curette, or Volkmann's Spoon

107. Resection of the Terminal Portion of the Perforans Tendon (Gutenacker)

108. Shoe with extended Toe-piece. (Colonel Nunn)

109. Mesian Section of Foot with Lesions following Coronitis. (Gutenacker)

110. Toe of Ordinary Hind-shoe

111. Toe of Hind-shoe Bevelled for the Prevention of Overreach

112. Hoof showing Lesion in the Wall following Coronitis. (Gutenacker)

113. Foot with Lesions of Chronic Coronitis. (Gutenacker)

114. Hoof Accidentally Tom from Foot. (Cartledge)

115. Hoof Accidentally Tom from Foot. (Rogerson)

116. Section of Foot with Laminitis of Eight Days' Duration. (Gutenacker)

117. Section of Foot with Laminitis of Fourteen Days' Duration. (Gutenacker)

118. Chronic Ostitis of the Os Pedis in Laminitis.

119. Broad's Rocker Bar Shoe for Laminitis.

120. The Foot showing Grooves made in the Wall for Treatment of Laminitis (Anterior Surface).

121. The Foot showing Grooves made for the Treatment of Laminitis (Solar Surface).

122. Foot with Chronic Laminitis. (Gutenacker)

123. Inferior Aspect of Foot with Chronic Laminitis. (Gutenacker)

124. Section of Foot with Laminitis of Three Weeks' Duration. (Gutenacker)

125. Section of Foot with Laminitis of Several Years' Duration. (Gutenacker)

126. Diagram showing Position of the Abnormal Growth of Horn in Chronic Laminitis.

127. Diagram showing the same Abnormal Growth of Horn Removed prior to Shoeing.

128. Shoe with Heel-clip.

129. Internal Seedy-Toe.

130. External Seedy-Toe. (Colonel Nunn)

131. External Seedy-Toe. (Colonel Nunn)

132. A Keraphyllocele on the Inner Surface of the Horn of the Wall at the Toe. (Gutenacker)

133. Os Pedis showing Absorption of Bone caused by the Pressure of a Keraphyllocele. (Gutenacker)

134. Foot with Canker of the Frog and Heels. (Gutenacker)

135. Foot with Canker extending to the Wall. (Malcolm)

136. Foot with Advanced Canker. (Gutenacker)

137. Feet affected with Specific Coronitis. (Taylor)

138. Fore-foot with Specific Coronitis. (Taylor)

139. Excision of the Lateral Cartilage (Old Method). (Gutenacker)

140. Excision of the Lateral Cartilage. (After Moller and Frick). (Gutenacker)

141. Excision of the Lateral Cartilage. (After Bayer.) (Gutenacker)

142. Partial Excision of the Lateral Cartilage

143. Ossified Lateral Cartilages, or Side-bones.

144. Smith's Side-bone Saw (Old Pattern).

145. Smith's Side-bone Saw (Improved Pattern).

146. Smith's Hoof Plane.

147. Hodder's Hoof Chisel.

148. Foot showing the Grooves made in Smith's Operation for Side-bones (viewed from the Side).

149. Foot showing the Grooves made in Smith's Operation for Side-bones (viewed from Below).

150. Periostitis involving the Pedal and Navicular Bones. (Litt)

151. Periostitis involving the Pedal and Navicular Bones. (Litt)

152. Effects of Periostitis on the Os Pedis. (Smith)

153. Effects of Periostitis on the Os Pedis. (Smith)

154. Effects of Periostitis on the Os Pedis. (Jones)

155. Effects of Periostitis on the Os Pedis. (Jones)

156. Case of Buttress Foot. (Routledge)

157. Foot showing Fracture of the Pyramidal Process in a Case of Buttress Foot. (Routledge)

158. Fracture of the Os Coronæ. (Crawford)

159. Fracture of the Os Coronæ. (Crawford)

160. Fractured Os Pedis. (Freeman)

161. Navicular Bone showing Lesions of Navicular Disease. (Gutenacker)

162. Foot with the Seat of Navicular Disease exposed (showing Lesions). (Gutenacker)

163. Navicular Bone showing Lesions of Navicular Disease (a Case of Long-standing). (Gutenacker)

164. Frog Seton Needle.

165. Diagram showing Course of the Needle in Setoning the Frog.

DISEASES OF THE HORSE'S FOOT

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