gluteal region
around hip
thigh
hip -> stifle
popliteal region
around condyles at distal aspect femur
crus
stifle -> tarsus/hock
= crural region
pes
metatarsals + digits
sacrum
end bone of vertebral column - forms sacro-ileal joint w axial skeleton
directions of flexion/extension HL
cranial angle of hip = flexion
caudal angle of stifle = flexion
rest = same as FL
evolution of HL
toes -> cranially
stifle -> cranially
tibia + fibula remain parallel
structure of pelvic girdle
== pelvis
2 ossa coxae (L + R) fused w cartilagenous joint @ centre, each made up 4 flat bones:
1. ilium
2. ischium
3. pubis
4. acetabulum
flat bones of pelvis
margins = compact bone
no medullary cavity - centre = spongy bone w marrow in air-filled spaces
* BM harvested in wing of ilium
ossa coxae structure
gluteal surface = concave lateral surface
sacropelvic surface = medial
sacro-iliac joint
S1 -> sacropelvic surface of ilium
* fibrous joint == fused
* supported by ligs from lumbar + sacral vertebrae
* transfer forces from HL -> vertebral column for propulsion
hip joint = pivotal point of HL
dog sacrum = 3 fused sacral vertebrae
prepubic tendon
fills pecten concavity @ cranioventral pubis
ischiatic arch
muscle attachment for repro organs
sacrotuberous ligament
v strong band collagenous tiss sacrum (S3 + Cd1) -> ischiatic tuberosity
* anchorage for sutures during musc repair
1 each side
pelvic symphysis
cartilage joint bet ossa coxae = small movement poss
* can ossify, esp in large animals
obturator foramen
acetabulum
@ boundary ilium, pubis + ischium -> articulate w head of femur ==> hip joint
* extended by cartilage labrum
centres of ossification pelvis
each bone has 1 main
* acetabular bone fuses b4 birth
* pelvic symphysis fuses last
secondary centres:
1. dorsal iliac crests
2. tuber ischium (ischiatic tuberosity)
3. ischiatic arch
positioning pelvic girdle for radiography
obturator foramen symmetrical means straight
diffs cat hip joint
femur general
proximal femur structures
distal femur structures
condyles = smooth + covered cartilage -> tibia (stifle)
intercondylar fossa = rough for attachment cruciate ligs