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VetBooks.ir 1.721 1.722

Figs. 1.721, 1.722 PAL desmopathy: (1.721) transverse and (1.722) sagittal sonograms. Note the thickening
and increased echogenicity of the PAL (bracket), associated with mild synovial thickening (arrows). The
arrowhead shows the mesotenon of the SDFT, outlined by the synovitis.

1.723 1.724

Fig. 1.723 Entheseopathy of the lateral insertion of Fig. 1.724 Thickening of the synovial
the annular ligament (left image). Note the thickening membrane due to septic tenosynovitis. The
in comparison with the medial insertion (right), annular ligament is normal (bracket), but the
irregular bony contour at the insertion (entheseophytes), inflamed, space-occupying synovial tissue causes
hypoechogenicity of the ligament and loss of fibre pattern stenosis of the fetlock canal (arrows).
(desmopathy) (arrow).