Pelvic Limb- Canine and Equine

Block 3

What is the cranial border of the femoral triangle?

Sartorius

What is the caudal border of the femoral triangle?

Pectineus

What are the contents of the femoral triangle?

femoral artery and vein

saphenous nerve

deep ingunal lymph nodes

What are the major components of the common calcanean tendon?

tendons of DDF and gastrocnemius

What are the minor components of the common calcanean tendon?

fascia of biceps and semitendinosus

What are the components of the passive stay apparatus?

SDF and peroneus tertius

Distal check ligament

presence is +/-

Proximal check ligament

None

What is thoroughpin?

inflammation of the tarsal sheath

What are the components of the patellar stay apparatus?

patella and parapatellar fibrocartilage

medial patellar ligament

intermediate patellar ligament

medial trochlear ridge

What is upper fixation?

Medial patellar desmotomy

What is gonitis?

Inflammation of the stifle joints

What are synovial joint pouches?

Bulge between tendons

What is the function of the subtendinous bursa?

Provides gliding point for SDF

When does the subcutaneous bursa develop?

Develops from trauma

What is curb?

Trauma to the long plantar ligament that causes swelling

What structures are used for palpation in the pelvic limb?

SDF

distal check ligament

tendon for DDF

suspensory ligament

extensor branch of suspensory ligament

What does spavin refer to?

Any disorder of the hock

What is bog?

excess synovial fluid in joint

What does spavin do to the blood flow?

elevates medial saphenous vein

What happens to the bone during spavin?

Osteoarthritis of tarsal bone

What is a spavin test?

flex hock for 2 mins, positive test is more lame

What is capped hock?

Inflammation of subcutaneous bursa

What is stringhalt?

involuntary contraction of lateral digital extensor

Where is the rump located?

The croup

Where is the point of the hip located?

tubercoxy

Where is the thigh located?

between hip joint and stifle joint

What joints make up the stifle joint?

femoropatellar and femorotibial

Where is the leg located?

between stifle and tarsus, also called cruce or gaskin

Where is the hock located?

tarsus or tarsal joint

Where is the point of the hock?

tubercalcanea

Where is the chestnut located?

remnant of tarsal pad on medial hock joint

Where is the cannon located?

between hock and fetlock joint, metatarsus

Where is the fetlock?

metatarsophalangeal joint, ankle

What is the ergot?

remnant of metatarsal pad, on fetlock

Where is the pastern?

between fetlock and hoof

Where is the coronet?

junction of skin and hoof

What makes up the digit?

pastern, coronet and hoof

What is the pes?

structures from hock to hoof, similar to manus of thoracic limb

What is another name for the proximal extensor retinaculum?

crural extensor retinaculum

What is another name for the middle extensor retinaculum?

tarsal extensor retinaculum

What is another name for the distal extensor retinaculum?

metatarsal extensor retinaculum

What holds the lateral digital extensor in place?

Lateral extensor retinaculum

Which artery is described as the principal blood supply to the digit of the pelvic limb?

dorsal metatarsal III

Where does the cranial cruciate ligament attach on the tibia?

cranial aspect

Where does the cranial cruciate ligament attach on the femur?

medial aspect of lateral condyle

Which ligament has a high incidence of tearing in the dog?

cranial cruciate ligament

Where does the caudal cruciate ligament attach on the tibia?

caudal aspect

Where does the caudal cruciate ligament attach on the femur?

lateral aspect of medial condyle

What inserts on the sacrotuberous ligament?

biceps femoris

superficial gluteal

middle gluteal

What does the aorta terminate into?

external iliac a. and internal iliac a.

What does the external iliac a. supply?

right and left pelvic limbs

What does the internal iliac supply?

right and left pelvic cavities and gluteal regions

What does the internal iliac artery terminate into?

Internal pudendal and caudal gluteal

What does the external iliac artery terminate into?

deep femoral and medical circumflex femoral

What does the deep femoral artery terminate into?

pudendoepigatric trunk

What does the pudendoepigatric trunk terminate into?

external peudendal a. and caudal epigastric a.

When does the femoral artery begin?

after pudendoepigastric trunk has branched

Where does the descending geicular a. supply?

stiifle joint

What muscles does the distal caudal remoral a. supply?

bices femoris

semitendinosus

semimembranosus

gastrocnemius

digital flexors

What are the best places to take a pulse?

femoral a.

cranial branch of saphenous a.

dorsal pedal a.

What is the vascular lacuna?

allows vessels to exit abdominal cavity & go into pelvic limb (femoral a. & v.)

What is the deep inguinal ring?

space for vasculature