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The Knee: problems with back and over at the knees
Abnormal Conformation of the Knee (Carpus) of the Horse
In the images below the following abnormalities are illustrated. The knee of the left is "back" of the midline while the knee on the right is bent forward slightly. These types of deformities can be due to bone malformation but are more likely to be due to abnormal laxity or tightness of the tendons.You have just read the beginning of this article. To access the unabridged article become a Member of Horseadvice.com! Your membership gets you instant access to this and over 600 articles on our site. Other benefits of your membership include participation in our discussion boards and access to our one button PubMed search tool for each topic.
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