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Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi
Early View
Anatomy of the Knee Joint in Cattle (Bos taurus): Gross, Radiographic and Computed Tomographic Insights
1Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, College of Veterinary Science, Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Rampura Phul, Bathinda-151103, Punjab, INDIA
DOI :
10.9775/kvfd.2024.33222
Limb joint diseases significantly reduce domestic animals" productive and reproductive
capabilities. The present study was conducted to examine the anatomical features
of the knee joint in cattle. Four naturally dead cattle of 2-3 years were collected and
used in this study to record gross anatomical, radiographical characteristics and
computed tomographic (CT) scans of the knee joints. Radiographs and CT scan images
provided 2D and 3D visualization of the knee joint that was made up of articulatio
antebrachiocarpea, articulatio intercarpea, and articulatio carpometacarpea. The
synovial sacs of the intercarpal and carpometacarpal articulations were interconnected.
The interosseous ligament connected the depression on the posterior margin of the distal
radius with the intermediate and ulnar carpal bones. In the intercarpal articulation,
one interosseous ligament was observed between the non-articular area on the distal
surface of the intermediate carpal and the non-articular area of the fourth carpal. In
the carpometacarpal joint, an interosseous ligament was observed connecting the nonarticular
area on the lateral surface of the fused second and third carpals to the nonarticular
area at the proximal end of the large metacarpal. The fibers of this ligament
were blended with the interosseous ligament that connects the two carpal bones in the
distal row. This study can help as an analytic tool for definitive diagnosis, prognosis, and
research of the cattle knee joint.
Keywords :
Carpal bones, Cattle, Computed tomography, Knee joint, Ligament, Radiography