Radiography| EQUINE
a
b
c
Tips: Bring the leg forward
and place on a block with
height of 25-30cm/don’t fully
flex the fetlock/x-ray plate can
rest on the heels or behind the
foot/make initial projection
horizontal and perpendicular
to the fetlock/when screening
for pathology, take multiple
projections (proximodistal and
distoproximal) to highlight
different aspects of joint.
Forelimb
If pathology is suspected multiple
exposures should be obtained: condylar
fissure (circled) is only clearly visible here
in image (b)
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