DISEASES OF THE HORSE'S FOOT 



Fig. 12. — The Flexor Perforates and Flexor Perforans Tendons. 



The metacarpophalangeal sheath and the ring of the perforatus laid 

 open posteriorly, and the cut edges reflected ; the flexor per- 

 forans cut through at about the region of the sesamoids, and 

 its inferior portion deflected. 



I, Superior end of severed perforans tendon; 2, inferior end of 

 severed perforans tendon ; 3, insertion of flexor perforans into 

 semilunar crest of os pedis; 4, the cut and reflected edges of the 

 metacarpophalangeal sheath and perforatus ring; 5, the bifid 

 insertion of the flexor perforatus into the lateral surfaces of the 

 os coronae; 6, the capsular ligament of the pedal joint; 7, the 

 navicular bone ; 8, the posterior surface and glenoid fibro- 

 cartilage of the os corona. 



