AVS-4160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Reining, Navicular Bone, Fructan

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The digital cushion provides cushioning and aids in circulation and venous return. The extensor tendons are located on the front of the limb and the flexor tendons are located on the back of the limb. The deep digital flexor tendon and the superficial flexor tendon are the two main flexor tendons of the lower leg. The common extensor tendon is often contracted in young foals. The hoof has a plexus of capillaries that reside on either side of the foot. The sensitive and insensitive laminae are part of the integument system that holds the hoof together. They velcro to each other in a hook and loop format. An equine podiatrist is both a vet and a farrier. Having small feet and a big body (think: qh, tb) Injury: on a radiograph, increased vascular canals will be visible due to: Arthritis of the navicular/coffin joint: mris show a larger hole, caudal heel syndrome is another name for navicular syndrome, treatment.

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