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12 sty 2022 · A horse’s hock consists of 10 bones and 4 joints, providing a common source of lameness. The limb should ideally be assessed with ‘the plantar aspect of each metatarsus perpendicular to the ground, aligned with the tuber ischii’ (3).
28 paź 2019 · Summary. Fractures and luxations of the hock occur infrequently, and involve numerous sites and fracture configurations, making treatment and assessment of prognosis challenging. The hock is heavily invested by collateral and periarticular ligaments and the insertions of extensive muscles and ligaments, including the cranial tibial and peroneus ...
12 sie 2024 · Wondering what a hock injury is and what you can do about it? Inside this post you'll learn exactly that as well as how you can treat your own horse with kinesiology tape.
The research presents a study on 13 cases of horses suffering traumatic fractures of the hock joint, exploring clinical features, radiographic findings, treatment, and outcomes, with various success and recovery rates depending on the fracture site and treatment option.
Capped hock is due to distention of the subcutaneous bursa or development of an acquired bursa over the tuber calcanei. This usually results from repetitive trauma (eg, kicking or leaning on stable walls) and is not usually associated with lameness.
Disorders of the tarsus (hock) include the conditions known as bog spavin, bone spavin, and curb. The tarsus can also be affected by displacement of the tendon from the hock, fracture of the tarsus, hindlimb tendon and muscle ruptures, stringhalt, and thoroughpin.
Joint injection is probably the most widely used and effective treatment for a horse with clearly identified problems in his lower hock joints. The injection puts anti-inflammatory agents directly into the space between the bones of the sore joints.
