Chapter 8 THE PELVIS Clinically, the pelvis is an important region as it contains the rectum, anal sacs, prostate and male accessory organs, female reproductive tract and part of the…

Chapter 1 LIVE AND SKELETAL ANATOMY OF WHOLE ANIMAL Fig. 1.1 Surface features of the dog: left lateral view. This picture is intended to show in a very basic manner…

8 THE PELVIS (INCLUDING THE SPINE) Clinical importance of the pelvis Lameness associated with the pelvis can be investigated by clinical examination, ultrasonography, scintigraphy, radiology in the young horse, local…

7 THE FOOT Clinical importance of the foot In vertebrate anatomy, the ‘foot’ includes the carpus or tarsus and the regions distal to these joints. Contact between the foot and…

3 THE FORELIMB Clinical importance of the forelimb The foal grows rapidly, especially from birth to 10 weeks-of-age. Fusion of growth plates in the limb bones gives an approximate estimation…

5 THE ABDOMEN Clinical importance of the abdomen The equine clinician spends a large amount of time attending to medical and surgical conditions of the equine abdomen. This is principally…

1 THE HEAD (INCLUDING THE SKIN) Clinical importance of the skin The surface of the horse is clinically important. Any part is liable to trauma because of the activities in…

6 THE HINDLIMB Clinical importance of the hindlimb The hindlimb can be examined clinically by radiography, by ultrasonography and MRI scanning, and by nerve blocks and anaesthesia of the joints….

4 THE THORAX Clinical importance of the thorax The thorax contains two major organs that are of considerable importance in clinical medicine in the horse – the lungs and the…

9 DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING OF THE HEAD, WITHERS, MANUS AND PES Clinical considerations for diagnostic imaging Radiography is a very useful diagnostic tool in equine medicine, particularly in the skull and…