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Figure 2.70. Finger marks the carpal canal. Effusion within the
carpal sheath usually courses longitudinally up the medial aspect of
the carpus but may also be present laterally.
Figure 2.69. A hygroma of the carpus is a fluid‐filled swelling
located under the skin on the cranial aspect of the carpus. It is
usually confined to the cranial aspect of the carpus and does not
course up the limb.
Figure 2.71. Flexion of the carpus to identify a painful response. In the normal horse, the flexor surface of the metacarpus approximates
that of the forearm.
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