PL ligaments and tendons

Medial and lateral collateral ligaments

Long plantar ligament- caudal aspect of calcaneus going distally

What are the ligaments of the tarsus

Curb

Swelling of the long plantar ligament

Swelling of the long plantar ligament

What is curb

Peroneus tertius tendon sits on top of cranial tibial tendon and they branch around each other

Peroneus tertius tendon:

-dorsal tendon

-lateral tendon

Cranial tibial tendon:

-dorsal tendon

-medial tendon (slides overtop of dorsal PT tendon)

What are the tendons of the dorsal hock joint

SDF tendon

Distal check/ accessory ligament of the DDF (+/-)

DDF tendon

Suspensory ligament

Extensor branch of the suspensory ligament

What are the palpable tendons and ligaments of the plantar equine pes

Spavin

Any disorder of the hock

Any disorder of the hock

What is spavin

Bog spavin: excessive production of synovial fluid in the joint

Blood spavin: elevation of the medial saphenous vein due to bog spavin

Bone spavin: osteoarthritis of the tarsal bones

What are the different types of spavin

Involuntary contraction of the lateral digital extensor

What is stringhalt

Stringhalt

Involuntary contraction of the lateral digital extensor

Patellar locking mechanism

Reciprocal apparatus

Suspensory apparatus of the fetlock

What 3 biomechanical constructs form the full passive stay apparatus in the pelvic limb