A @entity12897 is present at the dorsoproximal aspect of the fetlock joint. The objective of this study was to describe the location of the @entity12897 during induced @entity3579 using Magnetic Resonance Imaging. For this study 20 cadaver limbs from five Warmblood @entity1641 were used. Measurements were made of the dorsal; @entity5515 and the thickness of the plica with the joint in a normal position. During induced @entity3579 of the joint, the position of the plica was described; the dorsal angle of extension and angle of contact between the proximal phalanx (P1) and the condyle were measured. The dorsal length differed between front/hind limbs and between the medial/lateral aspect of the joint. The angle of contact between P1 and condyle differed between front/hind limbs; between the lateral and medial aspect of the joint and between different positions of the plica. Four different positions of the plica were observed: shortened with the tip curved towards palmar/plantar; projecting distally; projecting towards dorsal and projecting distally with the tip interposed between P1 and the condyle. During induced @entity3579 , a close relation is present between the @entity12897 , P1 and the condyle with a variable position of the plica; which is suggestive for a contact interface between P1 and the metacarpal/metatarsal bone. However the plica does not seem to act consistently as a cushioning surface.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Dorsal Proximal Synovial Plica of the XXXX Metacarpo-/Metatarsophalangeal Joint.

@entity3579 :: ('MESH:C536192', 'Disease') :: ['hyperextension'] @entity12897 :: ('MESH:D013581', 'Disease') :: ['synovial plica'] @entity5515 :: ('MESH:D017499', 'Disease') :: ['palmar/plantar length'] @entity1641 :: ('9796', 'Species') :: ['horses']
@entity1641 :: (9796,Species) :: ['Equine']
