Accessory ligament of the deep digital flexor tendon of the horse forelimb and its relationship with the superficial digital flexor tendon: a plastination, histological, and morphometry study

Latorre Reviriego, Rafael Manuel

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Accessory ligament of the deep digital flexor tendon of the horse forelimb and its relationship with the superficial digital flexor tendon: a plastination, histological, and morphometry study

dc.contributor.author	Latorre Reviriego, Rafael Manuel
dc.contributor.department	Anatomía y Anatomía Patológica Comparada
dc.date.accessioned	2026-01-29T13:17:41Z
dc.date.available	2026-01-29T13:17:41Z
dc.date.copyright	© 2024 by the authors
dc.date.issued	2024-10-14
dc.description.abstract	The accessory ligament of the deep digital flexor tendon (AL-DDFT) plays a crucial role in the stay apparatus of the horse. This study aimed to investigate the anatomical relationship between the AL-DDFT, the superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT), and other structures in the metacarpal region. Sixteen distal forelimbs from eight horses, aged 1 to 6 years, were evaluated through macroscopic, microscopic, and morphometric analyses, utilizing detailed dissection, E12 plastinated sections, and histological analysis. During lateral dissection, a connection was observed between the AL-DDFT and the SDFT. Histological evaluation revealed that this connection was a fibrous band (FB), extending the common synovial sheath (CSS) to the SDFT, along with associated collagen fibrils of the epiligament and peritenon. Additionally, two distinct forms of the AL-DDFT were identified, Type I and Type II, with Type II showing a greater cross-sectional area (CSA) than Type I. While numerous morphological and morphometric studies have explored the AL-DDFT and related structures, research incorporating plastination-based morphological and histological evaluations remains scarce. The findings provide valuable insights for both the morphological and clinical assessment of structures within the metacarpal region.
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dc.identifier.citation	Animals 2024, 14, 2952
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14202952
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10201/197249
dc.language	spa
dc.publisher	MDPI
dc.relation	Sin financiación externa a la Universidad
dc.relation.publisherversion	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/20/2952
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dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	*
dc.subject	Horse
dc.subject	Superficial digital flexor tendon
dc.subject	Deep digital flexor tendon
dc.subject	Accessory ligament
dc.subject	E12 sheet plastination
dc.subject.ods	No relacionado con ningún objetivo de desarrollo sostenible
dc.title	Accessory ligament of the deep digital flexor tendon of the horse forelimb and its relationship with the superficial digital flexor tendon: a plastination, histological, and morphometry study
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