Neurectomy of the deep branch of the lateral plantar nerve resulted in a "profound" atrophy of the muscular portion of the proximal suspensory ligament reports researchers in the Equine Veterinary ...

Injuries to the suspensory ligament (a structure crucial to a horse's limb support system) are notoriously difficult to treat, so veterinarians recently tested a modern version of an age-old ...

Groovy giraffes: Distinct bone structures keep these animals upright Date: July 3, 2014 Source: Society for Experimental Biology Summary: Researchers have identified a highly specialized ligament ...

Suspensory Ligament: A key fibrous tissue structure in the equine limb that provides critical support for weight-bearing and locomotion, susceptible to injury, particularly in athletic horses.

This showed that although Ellie was only one-tenth lame, her suspensory ligament was torn.T he vet was concerned about the likelihood of the mare being able to return to ridden work at all. Erica ...