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Title: The horse, its treatment in health and disease with a complete guide to breeding, training and management
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Axe, J. Wortley
Subjects: Horses
Publisher: London, Gresham Pub. Co.
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ityof the metacarpal bones (figs. 354 and 355);inter-osseous ligannents, or those situated betweenthe small bones which they unite; and a capsularligament. The capsular ligament of the knee is, likethe joint, of considerable extent. Proceedingfrom above, where it is attached around thearticular margin of the radius, it descends, to besimilarly connected with the superior extremityof the large metacarpal bone. Behind, it is verythick, and is attached to all the small bones ofthe knee, and below it is continuous with thecheck ligament which joins the tendon of theflexor pedis perforans. THE METACARPO-PHALANGIAL ARTICU-LATION OR FETLOCK-JOINT The bones which enter into the constructionof the fetlock-joint are four in number, the largemetacarpal or canon-bone, the os sufiraginis orlong pastern, and, behind these, two small sesa-moid bones. The lower extremity of the canon-bone restsupon the superior extremity of the large pastern,the convexities of the one fitting into correspond- The two
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Fig. 356. -Ligaments of the Fetlock-Joint A, A, Suspensory ligament. B, B,Outer and inner branches of same.c, c, Outer and inner sesamoid bones.D, Superficial or long sesamoid liga-ment. E, E, Deep or short sesamoid ligament. F, f, Lateral phaiangiai ing concavitics presented by the other. ligament g. Crucial sesamoid liga- • -\ ^ ^ ^ •iij.iLi ment. H, intersesamoid ligament, scsamoid boncs are closcly United together liy aI, I, Posterior inter-phaiangiai liga- thick, short, stroug ligament iintersesamoicl liqa- ments. . . , , ment), and articulate with the back part of thelower extremity of the canon-bone. The importance of this joint as aspring and a means of breaking and dispersing jar or concussion hasrendered necessary a number of ligaments over and above those ordinarilypresent in a diarthrodial or free-moving joint. FIRST IXTEEPHALANGIAL ARTICULATION OK CORONKT-JOINT 273 111 additiou to a capsular ligament, common to all the bones, there arealso two lateral ligaments unitin

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