Normal Radiographic Anatomy of the Equine Hind Limb Dr. Pack First Year Radiology
The Equine Stifle 2 views normally Sedation Thick muscles Lateral and CC Slight oblique for OCD Sedation Thick muscles Film placement www.upei.ca/~vetrad
Equine Stifle – Lateral View Base/Apex of patella Medial and Lateral ridges of femoral trochlea Extensor fossa of femur Fibula Tibial tuberosity www.upei.ca/~vetrad
Equine Stifle CC View Patella Condyles Epicondyles Intercondylar eminences Fibula Tibial tuberosity www.upei.ca/~vetrad
Things that make you go hmm … www.upei.ca/~vetrad
Equine Tarsus 4 routine radiographs Dorso-plantar Lateral DMPLO DLPMO Tarsus is very complex www.upei.ca/~vetrad
Equine Tarsal Joints Tibiotarsal Proximal intertarsal Distal intertarsal Tarsometatarsal www.upei.ca/~vetrad
Equine Tarsus DP View Tibia Medial malleolus Lateral malleolus Tibial cochlea Talus Medial trochlear ridge Lateral trochlear ridge Calcaneous www.upei.ca/~vetrad
Equine Tarsus DP View (cont) Central tarsal bone 2nd tarsal bone 3rd tarsal bone 4th tarsal bone (2 story bone) 1st tarsal bone (occasionally seen) 2nd, 3rd,4th metatarsal bones www.upei.ca/~vetrad
Equine Tarsus Lateral View Sustentaculum tali Calcaneous Medial/lateral ridges of the trochlear talus Tarsal bones Proximal row Distal row Metatarsals www.upei.ca/~vetrad
Equine Tarsus DLPMO view Surfaces seen? Distal intermediate ridge of the tibia (DIRT) Trochlear ridges Calcaneous Tarsal bones Metatarsal bones www.upei.ca/~vetrad
Equine Tarsus DMPLO View Surfaces seen? Distal intermediate ridge of the tibia (DIRT) Trochlear ridges Larrys nose Calcaneous Tarsal bones Metatarsal bones www.upei.ca/~vetrad
Normal Radiographic Anatomy of the Equine Hind Limb Dr. Pack www.upei.ca/~vetrad/Anatomy