title: Functional anatomy of the equine tarsocrural collateral ligaments.
abstract: Equine tarsocrural collateral ligaments (CL) were dissected grossly. The areas of attachment and fiber arrangements were described for the long lateral CL, long medial CL, 3 short lateral CL, and 3 short medial CL. Sequential cutting of CL in any order indicated that the short medial CL were responsible for the snap-joint phenomenon observed at the equine tarsocrural joint.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006736:Horses / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D007596:Joints / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D013643:Tarsus, Animal / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D013710:Tendons / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology