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| + | ==='''Pelvis and Hip'''=== | ||
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| + | '''Skeleton''' | ||
| + | * Tuber coxae and tuber sacrale | ||
| + | * Ischiatic tuberosity, arch and pubic tuberosity | ||
| + | * Greater trochanter of the femur | ||
| + | * Rectal examination is useful for diagnosing pelvic fractures | ||
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| + | '''Joint''' | ||
| + | * Flexion and extension | ||
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| + | '''Soft tissue''' | ||
| + | * Superficial and middle gluteal muscles | ||
| + | * Sacroiliac ligament | ||
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| + | ==='''Thigh and Stifle'''=== | ||
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| + | '''Skeleton''' | ||
| + | * Femoral shaft | ||
| + | * Greater trochanter | ||
| + | * Condyles | ||
| + | * Trochlear ridges | ||
| + | * Patella and fabellae | ||
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| + | '''Joint''' | ||
| + | * Flexion, extension and mild rotation | ||
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| + | '''Soft tissue''' | ||
| + | * Quadriceps femoris, Biceps femoris, Semitendinosus and Semimembranosus | ||
| + | * Patellar, collateral and cruciate ligaments | ||
| + | * Femoral artery | ||
| + | * Popliteal lymph node | ||
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| + | ==='''Crus and Tarsus'''=== | ||
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| + | '''Skeleton''' | ||
| + | * Tibial shaft, tbial tuberosity, cranial border and medial malleolus | ||
| + | * Fibular shaft, fibular head and lateral malleolus | ||
| + | * Trochlea of talus and tuber calcaneii | ||
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| + | '''Joint''' | ||
| + | * Flexion and extension | ||
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| + | '''Soft tissue''' | ||
| + | * Cranial tibialis, long digital extensor, gastrocnemius and superficial digital flexor | ||
| + | * Achilles tendon, collateral ligaments and plantar ligament | ||
| + | * Dorsal pedal artery, lateral cephalic vein and tarsal pad | ||
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| + | ==='''Metatarsus and Phalanges'''=== | ||
| + | * As for forelimb | ||
Revision as of 11:57, 24 August 2008
Forelimb
Shoulder
Skeleton
- Spine
- Scapula - spine, cranial angle, supraglenoid tubercle, acromion
Joint
- Flexion, extension, some abduction
- Joint cavity
Soft tissue
- Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, superficial and deep pectorals
- Biceps brachii tendon of origin
- Superficial cervical lymph node
- Brachial artery
Brachium
Skeleton
- Humeral shaft
- Greater and lesser tubercles
- Intertubercular groove
- Crest of the major tubercle
- Condyle and epicondyles
Soft tissue
- Biceps brachii
- Triceps brachii
- Brachialis
- Deltoid (acromial part)
Elbow and Antebrachium
Skeleton
- Radial head
- Olecranon
- Coronoid process
- Styloid process of radius and ulna
Joint
- Flexion and extension
Soft tissue
- Insertion of the triceps on the olecranon
- Extensor carpi radialis and common digital extensor
- Flexor carpi ulnaris and ulnaris lateralis
- Ligaments of the elbow
- Median artery pulse
- Cephalic vein venipuncture
Carpus and Metacarpus
Skeleton
- Accessory carpal bone and each metacarpal bone
Joint
- Flexion and extension
Soft tissue
- Termination of flexor carpi ulnaris and ulnaris lateralis on the accessory carpal bone
- Carpal canal
- Superficial digital flexor
- Carpal pad
Metacarpophalangeal Joints and Phalanges
- Each individual phalanx
- Flexion and extension of each MP and interphalangeal joint
- Flexor tendons crossing the palmar surface of the metacarpals and middle phalanx
- Claws of the digits
- Metacarpal pad and digital pads
- Digital artery
Hindlimb
Pelvis and Hip
Skeleton
- Tuber coxae and tuber sacrale
- Ischiatic tuberosity, arch and pubic tuberosity
- Greater trochanter of the femur
- Rectal examination is useful for diagnosing pelvic fractures
Joint
- Flexion and extension
Soft tissue
- Superficial and middle gluteal muscles
- Sacroiliac ligament
Thigh and Stifle
Skeleton
- Femoral shaft
- Greater trochanter
- Condyles
- Trochlear ridges
- Patella and fabellae
Joint
- Flexion, extension and mild rotation
Soft tissue
- Quadriceps femoris, Biceps femoris, Semitendinosus and Semimembranosus
- Patellar, collateral and cruciate ligaments
- Femoral artery
- Popliteal lymph node
Crus and Tarsus
Skeleton
- Tibial shaft, tbial tuberosity, cranial border and medial malleolus
- Fibular shaft, fibular head and lateral malleolus
- Trochlea of talus and tuber calcaneii
Joint
- Flexion and extension
Soft tissue
- Cranial tibialis, long digital extensor, gastrocnemius and superficial digital flexor
- Achilles tendon, collateral ligaments and plantar ligament
- Dorsal pedal artery, lateral cephalic vein and tarsal pad
Metatarsus and Phalanges
- As for forelimb