Anatomical Characteristics of the Ossa Sesamoidea Phalangis Proximalis in Cattle (Bos primigenius f. taurus Linné 1758)

Č Červený

doi:10.2754/avb198554010003

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Cerveny, C.: Anatomical Characteristics of the Ossa Sesamoidea Phalangis Rroximalis in Cattle (Bos primigenius f. taurus Linne 1758)
Whether the axial sesamoid bones of the proximal phalanges of the digits pertain to the third or fourth digit on the thoracic or pelvic limb and to the left or right limb, it can be determined indirectly from the topographic interrelations of the anatomical formations described in the present study, but only under condition that we know one of the data looked for which is relative to the origin of the bones
There are marked differences in the shapes of these bones, as shown by our findings obtained from study of a set of macerated bones and by the radiograms, their description has been lacking in special papers or classical textbooks (Ellenberger and Baum 1943; Sisson and Grossman 1947), nor is it available in more recent textbooks ofveterinary anatomy (Barone 1966; Akaevskiy 1968; Getty 1972; Nickel et al 1977)

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C.: Anatomical Characteristics of the Ossa Sesamoidea Phalangis Rroximalis in Cattle (Bos primigenius f. taurus Linne 1758). The abaxial sesamoid bones of the proximal phalanges of the third and fourth digits can be differentiated as well as their origir from the thoracic or pelvic limb. On the basis of outer characteristics, we can safely differentiate the axial sesamoid bones of the proximal phalanges of the digits of the thoracic limb and the pelvic limb. Whether the axial sesamoid bones of the proximal phalanges of the digits pertain to the third or fourth digit on the thoracic or pelvic limb and to the left or right limb, it can be determined indirectly from the topographic interrelations of the anatomical formations described in the present study, but only under condition that we know one of the data looked for which is relative to the origin of the bones. The ossification centres of these small bones appear either in late gestation or in the postnatal period

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