Zur Entwicklung der Gelenkhöhle des Hufgelenks an der Beckengliedmasse beim Fetus und Fohlen im Vergleich zum adulten Pferd

Ten horses, younger than 1 year, were used to investigate the articulatio interphalangea distalis of the pelvic limb. The expansion of the dorsal recess was compared to those of adult horses. The recessus dorsalis always formed a shape like the letter ‘m’ or like a triangle with oblique angles. Consequently the great proximo-distal expansion on the medial side of the dorsal recess very probably has nothing to do with the age of horses.