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Figure 2.92. This young horse had a completely locked patella that caused it to drag its left hindlimb.
Figure 2.94. Positioning to evaluate for potential problems
Figure 2.93. The caudal cruciate test is performed by grasping associated with the cranial cruciate ligament. The examiner places
the tibia from behind and quickly pulling the tibia caudally. Increased one hand on the proximal tibia and forces it caudally (arrow) to
movement of the tibia or a painful response may suggest damage check for increased movement (cranial drawer) of the tibia in
to one of the cruciate ligaments. relation to the femur. The examiner may also repeatedly push the
tibia caudally several times and then trot the horse off to see if this
manipulation worsens the lameness.
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