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Autopsies in some old horses reveal the presence of erosions of cartilage and hyperthrophy of the inflamed parts. Symptoms. In acute inflammations, there is always marked lameness. This is manifested to a greater degree when the subject advances the affected leg.
Such cases, if the contusion is of sufficient violence, result in arthritis and periarthritis. In inactive farm horses, during cold weather, this condition becomes chronic, swelling remains for weeks after all lameness and pain have subsided and occasionally hyperthrophy is permanent.
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