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Overview of Diseases of the Cannon Region of Horses: Metacarpal and Metatarsal Disease
by Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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The cannon region begins just distal to the knee in the front and hock in the back and travels distally to the fetlock. Within this region you will find the cannon bone, the two splint bones, extensor tendons, flexor tendons, the suspensory and the check ligament. Though the sesamoid bones might be considered in the distal cannon region because of the standard series of nerve blocks they are, for diagnostic processes, considered part of the ankle (fetlock).
The cannon bone is called the third metacarpal (Mc3) in the front leg and the third metatarsal (Mt3) in the hind limb. The splint bones are referred to as the second (inside) and forth (outside) metacarpal and metatarsal (abbreviated Mc2, Mc4, Mt2, and Mt4) respectively. This article deals with localizing and diagnosing diseases of the cannon region and cannon bone. Links to diseases of the cannon region are also provided.
~Word Count: 1047 words (The average magazine page contains about 600 words);
~Last Updated: July 17, 2008;
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