The Occurrence and Morphology of a Lateral Metatarsal Splint Bone in Moose ( Alces alces ) | Zendy

Silvia William J. | Zendy; Peterson Rolf O. | Zendy; Silvia William F. | Zendy; Vucetich John A. | Zendy; Silvia Alexander W. | Zendy

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The Occurrence and Morphology of a Lateral Metatarsal Splint Bone in Moose ( Alces alces )

Author(s) -

Silvia William J.,

Peterson Rolf O.,

Silvia William F.,

Vucetich John A.,

Silvia Alexander W.

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

the anatomical record: advances in integrative anatomy and evolutionary biology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.678

H-Index - 62

eISSN - 1932-8494

pISSN - 1932-8486

DOI - 10.1002/ar.21323

Subject(s) - metatarsal bones , splint (medicine) , first metatarsal , calcification , anatomy , morphology (biology) , biology , medicine , orthodontics , pathology , osteotomy , genetics

Moose ( Alces alces ) appear to be different from most other cervids in that a well‐developed metatarsal splint bone is present. It is found apposed to the plantolateral portion of the cannon bone in over 70 % of adults. It averages 3.3 mm in width and extends about 22% of the total length of the metatarsal. It may be derived through calcification of connective tissue or by elongation of the vestigial metatarsal V. Anat Rec, 2011. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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