What's the difference between fetlock and windgall?

Fetlock


Definition:

  • (n.) The cushionlike projection, bearing a tuft of long hair, on the back side of the leg above the hoof of the horse and similar animals. Also, the joint of the limb at this point (between the great pastern bone and the metacarpus), or the tuft of hair.

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  • (1) Axial sesamoid injury appeared to be an indication of severe fetlock trauma due to condylar fracture.
  • (2) A technique enabling simultaneous visualisation of skin and underlying bony structures in the walking horse was used to quantify skin displacements on the lateral surface of carpal, tarsal and fetlock joints.
  • (3) Synovial distention of the affected fetlock joints and a pain response to fetlock flexion were typical findings.
  • (4) The sites of bony attachment of the tendons, ligaments, and fibrous portion of the joint capsules of the equine metacarpophalangeal (fetlock) joint region were determined by gross dissection.
  • (5) Low molecular weight polysulfated glycosaminoglycan (PSGAG) stimulated net collagen and glycosaminoglycan synthesis by normal and arthritic equine fetlock cartilage tissues in organ culture.
  • (6) Wound healing patterns were significantly different (P less than 0.05) in the fetlock wounds and metatarsal wounds.
  • (7) What seemed at first a whoa-ful tale to be reined in, has now become a bit of a mare, neigh an un-fetlocked disaster, as it gallops into one of the week's mane stories.
  • (8) Flexion of the fetlock aided passage of the arthroscope into the proximal tendon sheath regions.
  • (9) Using a computer, data were analyzed for differences in the 4 measurements between treated and control wounds, between fetlock wounds and metatarsal wounds, and among groups 1, 2, and 3.
  • (10) Desmitis of the fetlock annular ligament was diagnosed in 30 horses during a period of eight years.
  • (11) The fetlock canal and proximal regions of the tendon sheath were examined by redirecting the arthroscope.
  • (12) Differences between computed and experimentally obtained values of the torque of the tendon loads with respect to the fetlock joint ranged from -4 to +13%.
  • (13) Radiographs of all 4 fetlocks of 71 Standardbred racehorses were obtained at 3-month intervals for 1 year.
  • (14) The dorsal branch of the ulnar nerve does not extend below the fetlock.
  • (15) Lameness predominated in 1 limb at a trot, although fetlock flexion frequently elicited lameness in other affected limbs.
  • (16) The cast was applied, with the fetlock and foot in weightbearing position, from the proximal portion of the metacarpus distal to and including the foot.
  • (17) The hock could be flexed or extended without influencing the position of the stifle joint, and the fetlock and proximal interphalangeal joints could be extended while the hock was maintained in flexion.
  • (18) Analgesia was measured by determining the latency to onset of the skin twitch and hoof withdrawal reflexes following noxious thermal stimulation of the withers and fetlock, respectively.
  • (19) The lesions were distributed in many parts of the body involving the medial canthus, shoulder and pectoral regions, knee and fetlock joints, abdominal wall and prepuce.
  • (20) The occurrence of ASB was combined with kyphosis of the spine, false posture of the rear legs, dystasia, hyperextension of the fetlock, arthrosis of the ankle joint, and anomalies of the claws.

Windgall


Definition:

  • (n.) A soft tumor or synovial swelling on the fetlock joint of a horse; -- so called from having formerly been supposed to contain air.

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