Anatomy - PL Of EQ Flashcards
Location of pelvic chestnuts
Distal to tarsus
May be absent
Smaller in mules, absent in donkeys
Chestnuts are land marks for
Origin of suspensory ligament
Difference between forelimb chestnuts and hindlimb
Carpal chestnut is proximal to carpus
Tarsal chestnut is distal to tarsus
Ergot function
In motion, fetlock joint sinks and cushions
Two ligaments (ergot lig) extend cranial distally and feed into digital fascia
Clinical significance of ergot ligaments
Can cut nerve supply - medial and plantar digital n
Can be mistaken for nerves, ligs are superficial to nerves
(Have shiny silvery appearance)
Hamstring muscles in horses
Biceps femoris (3head, patellar, tibial, )
Semi tendinous and membranous
Each muscle has two heads of origin : vertebral & pelvic head
Vertebral heads origin
Sacrum, sacrotuberus lig, caudal vertebra
Innervation of vertebral heads on hamstring muscles
Caudal gluteal n
Origin of pelvic heads of hamstring
Ischial tuber
Innervation of pelvic heads of hamstring
Sciatic nerve
Trochanteric bursitis
Located deep to tendon of insertion of MGlute & cranial part of greater trochanter
- could be secondary to problems in the hock
Fasciae planes & Compartmental syndrome progression
Pressure & compression on deep fascia sheath
Thin walls collapse
Blood continues flow in arteries
Muscle swells within fasciae sheath
Muscle anoxia & necrosis
When does compartmental syndrome occur
When animal is in lateral recumbancy
Areas deep fascia restrict blood flow to
Gluteal muscles
Antebrachial muscles (radial paralysis)
Masseter
Ways to avoid compartment syndrome
Massaging glutes, antebrachial & masseter muscles during surgery