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LAMENESS OF THE HORSE 



Tendon of 

 gastrocnemius 



Superficial 

 flexor tendon 



— Tuber calcis 



Subcutaneous 



Tendon of per- 1- 



oneus tertiuts I 



Tibial tarsal bon 



Medial ^endon of 

 tibialis anterior 



thickening 



Tarsal sheath 



Superficial flexor 

 tendon 

 igament 



11 i_^ -iuperjiciai jie. 



t I / tendon 



j I / _ Annular ligament 



Joint canty 

 Dorsal ligament Vv Vi 



Central tarsal bont 

 Third tarsal bone 



Ml. Ill 



Joint capsule (tarso- 

 metatarsal ligament) 



Fourth tarsal 

 Perforating tarsal vein 

 Check ligament 

 Suspensory ligament 



Fig. 40 — Sagital section of right hock. The section passes through the 

 middle of the groove of the trochlea of the tibial tarsal bone. 1 and 2. Prox- 

 imal ends of cavity of hock joint. 3. Thick part of joint capsule over which 

 deep flexor tendon pla.vs. 4. Fibular tarsal I)one (sustentaculum). A large 

 vein crosses the upjjer part of the joint capsule (in front of 1). (From Sis- 

 son's "Anatomy of the Domestic Animals.") 



