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Fig. 1.608 Acute SL desmopathy in the hindlimb of Fig. 1.609 Acute, severe and diffuse hindlimb
a French trotter. A well-defined, hypoechogenic lesion proximal suspensory desmopathy. The SL is severely
is visible in the lateral part of the SL (arrows). The SL enlarged, with ill-defined margins (marked by arrows).
is moderately enlarged. The whole cross-section of the SL origin is very
hypoechogenic with loss of the normal granular pattern.

Fig. 1.610 Proximal suspensory 1.610 1.611
desmitis in the forelimb of
a French trotter. The SL is
moderately enlarged, displacing
the fascia (red arrows). There is
diffuse loss of echogenicity over
most of the SL’s cross-section
(yellow arrows). The palmar
one-third of the ligament remains
intact (between the red and white
arrows).

Fig. 1.611 Focal lesion
involving the dorsal aspect of the
ligament (arrowheads). Note the
prominent sagittal ridge of the
palmar metacarpus (arrow). This
is a normal variant and should not
be confused for an entheseophyte
or avulsed fragment.