1. First Year Anatomy Nicholas Urbanek, BVMS, MRCVS
Stifle and Tarsus
First Year Anatomy
Nicholas Urbanek, BVMS, MRCVS

2. Stifle

3. The Stifle Limited views due to proximal location of joint
Routinely obtain only TWO views
Lateral (caudal 60 degree lateral-craniomedial oblique)
Craniocaudal (caudoproximal-craniodistal oblique)
Lateral view Craniocaudal view

4. Stifle – Lateral view Supracondylar fossa Femur
Patella – Apex and Base
Medial and lateral trochlea ridges
Medial and lateral femoral condyle
Intercondylar eminence of tibia
Trochlear Grove
Tibia
Tibial tuberosity
Fibula A C B E D G F I J H

5. Stifle – Craniocaudal view
Lateral border of patella
Femur
Medial epicondyle
Medial condyle
Lateral epicondyle
Lateral condyle
Intercondylar fossa
Medial and lateral intercondylar eminence
Tibial tuberosity
Tibia
Fibula A B C E D G F H I J K

6. Bone Cyst

7. Stifle OCD

8. Tarsus

9. The Tarsus Same views, different joint! Lateral-Medial Dorsal-Plantar
Dorsolateral-plantaromedial oblique (DLPMO)
Highlights the plantarolateral and dorsomedial aspects
Dorsomedial-plantarolateral oblique (DMPLO)
Highlights the plantaromedial and dorsolateral aspects

10. Tarsus - Lateral view Bones: A: Tibia B: Calcaneous
C: Central tarsal bone
D: Third tarsal bone
E: Sustentaculum tali
F: Third metatarsal bone
Joints:
I: Tarsocrural joint
J: Proximal intertarsal joint
K: Distal intertarsal joint
L: Tarsometarsal joint
M: Talocalcaneal joint E

11. Tarsus – DP view Bones: A: Tibia B: Calcaneous C: Central tarsal bone
D: Third tarsal bone
E: Forth tarsal bone – “Two story bone”
F: Third metatarsal bone
1: Medial trochlear ridge of talus
2: Medial malleolus
3: Lateral malleolus

12. Tarsus – DMPLO view A: Tibia B: Calcaneous C: Central tarsal bone
D: Third tarsal bone
F: Third metatarsal bone
H: Second metatarsal
N: Second tarsal bone
4: Lateral trochlear ridge – “Larry’s Nose”
5: Sustentaculum tali

13. Tarsus – DLPMO view A: Tibia B: Calcaneous C: Central tarsal bone
D: Third tarsal bone
E: Forth tarsal bone
F: Third metatarsal bone
G: Forth metatarsal bone
1: Medial trochlear ridge
2. Medial malleolus
6: Distal intermediate ridge

14. Tarsal Diseases OCD - three main locations Degenerative Joint Disease
Lateral and medial malleoli
Distal intermediate ridge of the tibia (DIRT)
Lateral and medial trochlear ridges
Degenerative Joint Disease
Distal intertarsal joint
Tarsometatarsal joint

15. Tarsal OCD

16. Tarsal DJD