Tibiotarsal joint

Tibiotarsal joint

The Tibiotarsal joint is the joint between the tibia and the tarsus.

Synovial distension of the tibiotarsal joint in the horse is known as Bog spavin.


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  • Spavin — may refer to:In equine veterinary medicine: * Bone spavin, a degenerative joint disease of the distal intertarsal and tarsometatarsal joints of the hock * Bog spavin, a synovial distension of the tarsocrural (or tibiotarsal) joint of the hockIn… …   Wikipedia

  • bog spavin — distention of the synovial capsule of the tibiotarsal joint …   Medical dictionary

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