Normal fetlock
What to look for
- a: third metacarpal (cannon) bone
- b: proximal phalanx (pastern bone)
- c: proximal sesamoid bones; d: the fetlock (metacarpophalangeal) joint, even and smooth
Read the normal first
Learn the size of the heart, the lung fields and the outline of the diaphragm on this film, then open a finding from the list and slide between the two.
Source: Heales C. J. et al., BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2019;20:340. CC BY 4.0. For learning: not a diagnostic service.
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