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ULTRASONOGRAPHY OF THE PODOTROCHLEAR APPARATUS IN THE HORSE USING A TRANSCUNEAL APPROACH: TECHNIQUE AND REFERENCE IMAGES
Author(s) -
Busoni Valeria,
Denoix JeanMarie
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2001.tb00983.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sesamoid bone , sagittal plane , anatomy , ultrasonography , ultrasound , cadaver , navicular bone , enthesis , ligament , horse , phalanx , proximal phalanx , radiology , tendon , radiography , paleontology , biology
The purpose of this paper is to describe the technique for ultrasonographic examination of the podo‐trochlear apparatus in the horse using a transcuneal approach. In this study, ultrasound scans were performed in 3 normal cadaver limbs and 5 sound horses and images were compared to anatomic sections to establish the normal ultrasonographic anatomy of the podotrochlear apparatus. Detailed description of transverse and sagittal reference ultrasonographic images of this region is provided. This new imaging technique allows the assessment of the distal sesamoid bone flexor surface, the distal portion of the deep digital flexor tendon, the impar distal sesamoidean ligament, and the entheses of the distal phalanx.