Equine Pelvic Limb

rump

croup

point of the hip

tuber coxae (projection of the ilium)

thigh

between hip joint and stifle joint

stifle

femoropatellar joint and femorotibial joint

leg

stifle to tarsus, crus, gaskin

hock

can be region or joint, tarsus or tarsal joint

point of the hock

tuber calcanei

chestnut

crusty patch remnant of tarsal pad on medial aspect of hock joint

cannon

hock to fetlock joint, can be region or bone, metatarsus

fetlock

can be region or joint, metatarsophalangeal joint, ankle

ergot

crusty patch remnant metatarsal pad, level of fetlock

pastern

can be region or joint, fetlock to hoof

hoof

hard outer covering of foot

coronet

junction of skin and hoof

digit

formed by pastern, coronet, and hoof +/- proximal sesamoid bones

pes

foot, all structures from hock to hoof plus contents; similar to manus

hip joint

coxofemoral joint

stifle joint

femoropatellar joint

lateral femorotibial joint

medial femorotibial joint

hock joint

tarsus / tarsal joint

fetlock joint

metatarsophalangeal joint, ankle

pastern joint

proximal interphalangeal joint

coffin joint

distal interphalangeal joint

flexor surface of the hip joint

cranial

flexor surface of the stifle joint

caudal

flexor surface of the hock joint

cranial

flexor surface of the fetlock joint

plantar

flexor surface of the pastern joint

plantar

flexor surface of the coffin joint

plantar

fovea capitis

small pit in the head of the femur

the fovea capitis is the attachment point for what

round ligament of head of femur

accessory ligament of hip

greater trochanter of femur

component of the proximal femur, two projections cranial and caudal, caudal is taller

third trochanter (femur)

component of femur, projection at lateral side

lesser trochanter (femur)

part of the femur, projection at medial side

trochlea (femur)

part of distal femur located cranially, ridges both medial and laterally

condyle (femur)

part of distal femur located caudally, projections both medial and laterally

supracondyloid fossa (femur)

Valley on lateral/caudal side of femur, origin of SDF

extensor fossa (femur)

depression on the lateral condyle of the femur for the attachment of the long digital extensor and peroneus tertius

condyle (tibia)

flat articular surfaces for the condyles of the femur, located proximally lateral and medial

tibial tuberosity

projection on proximal cranial part of tibia

head of fibula

proximal end, the rest of the boyd is not fully developed

crural interosseous space

space between head of fibula and tibia, where the cranial tibial artery passes through

cochlea (tibia)

distal articular surface of tibia

medial malleolus

distal process on medial tibial surface

lateral malleolus

distal end of fibula

metatarsal bone III

cannon bone

metatarsal bone II

medial splint bone

metatarsal bone IV

lateral splint bone

proximal sesamoid bones

paired behind the joint

proximal phalanx

P1, long pastern bone

middle phalanx

PII, short pastern

distal phalanx

PIII, coffin bone

distal sesamoid bone

navicular bone

what are the extensors of the hip joint

middle gluteal

biceps femoris

semitendinosus

semimembranosus

quaratus femoris

what nerve is the middle gluteal innervated by

gluteal nerve

accessory head of the middle gluteal

deep on inner surface, has a separate tendon that passes over greater trochanter

trochanteric bursa

between the greater trochanter and accessory head of the middle gluteal to provide cushion

whorlbone

trochanteric bursitis (inflammation of the trochanteric bursa)

the biceps femoris, semitendinous, semimembranosus, and quadratus femoris are innervated by what nerve

sciatic