OBJECTIVES To determine if regional variations in strain patterns occur within the suspensory ligament under tensile load. Local increases in strain may put certain regions of the suspensory ligament at risk and may explain the poor healing and high recurrence rates associated with suspensory branch injuries. METHODS The suspensory ligament and its bone attachments were isolated from each of ...

Suspensory ligament (SL) injury is an important source of lameness in performance horses. Injury to the SL not only affects the ligament, the third metacarpal or metatarsal bones may also be affected. 2-3 Multiple modalities are available to aide in the diagnosis of SL injury. All modalities can make a contribution to diagnosing and characterizing SL injury. 4 However, ultrasound is commonly us...

The cranial suspensory ligament is located on the border of the cranial (mesonephric) mesentery in adult female mammals, which runs between the cranial pole of the internal genitalia and the dorsal abdominal wall. Absence of the cranial suspensory ligament in male mammals depends upon exposure of its primordium to fetal testicular androgens and is a prerequisite for testis descent. Female rats ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to use a three-dimensional (3D) visualization technology to illustrate and describe the anatomical features of the penile suspensory ligamentous system based on the Visible Human data sets and to explore the suspensory mechanism of the penis for the further improvement of the penis-lengthening surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS Cross-sectional images retrieved fr...

In this clinical study, for the first time we used the direct gene therapy to restore severe injuries of the suspensory ligament branch and superficial digital flexor tendon in horses (Equus caballus). We injected the plasmid DNA encoding two therapeutic species-specific growth factors: vascular endothelial growth factor 164 and fibroblast growth factor 2 at the site of injury in the suspensory...

Suspensory femoral graft fixation has been a popular and reliable method in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Some authors have introduced suspensory femoral fixation in posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction using inside-out (IO) technique. The use of IO technique for femoral tunnel preparation could significantly sharpen the critical corner, which might result in graf...

Received: 26.03.2015; Accepted: 06.06.2015 characterized by interposition of the small or large intestine between the liver and the right hemidiaphragm.1 When associated with symptoms it is referred as Chilaiditi’s syndrome. Chilaiditi’s s ign is an incidental radiological finding. Chilaiditi’s syndrome may have abdominal pain, vomiting, anorexia, constipation, flatulence, air swallowing and dy...

background: sdft, ddft and suspensory ligament are the most important tendons and ligament of the palmar aspect of the metacarpus that contribute to stability mechanism. objectives: the purpose of this study was to describe the tendons and ligaments of the palmar surface of metacarpus in anatoly donkey and compare them with those in horse. methods: 14 healthy anatoly donkeys without lameness we...