Diagram showing the location of the hock. The hock, tarsus or uncommonly gambrel, is the region formed by the tarsal bones connecting the tibia and metatarsus of a digitigrade or unguligrade quadrupedal mammal, such as a horse, cat, or dog.

Jan 11, 2023 · The hock joint in cattle is the composite joint among tibia, tarsals, and metatarsals. Here, I will describe the anatomy of a cattle’s hock joint with the labeled diagram.

Aug 28, 2022 · Here, I will show you the main anatomical facts of the dog’s hock with the labeled diagram. You will also learn a little about the common injuries in the canine hock joint structure.

Equine Hindlimb Tarsus Hock Example 1. The following radiographs are the left lateral, dorsopalmar, dorsolateral-palmaromedial oblique (DLPMO) and palmarolateral-dorsomedial oblique (PLDMO) views of the left tarsus of a three-year-old Standardbred.

Apr 6, 2020 · In life, this cattle calcaneus is from the right hock and has the smooth side faces outward to the right, as in the photo above. The shaft of the bone is then pointing up and back, toward the tail of the animal, to form the distinctive point …

Sep 11, 2021 · Along with the equally complex stifle joint, the hock is crucial to the horse’s ability to flex and extend the hind limb and create the forward thrust that is the “impulsion” so often sought by horse owners who compete in the Olympic disciplines.

Jul 12, 2017 · Hock and Shank Shutterstock. The hock is the leg joint located at the base of a bird’s thigh. Its placement in the middle of the “leg,” and the way it bends when chickens walk, readily draws comparisons to our own knees.

The hock is one of the most complicated joints in the horse made up of 10 bones (including the tibia and metatarsal bones) and 4 main joints (plus one other joint that doesn’t often cause problems) each supported by multiple ligaments.

This article consists of images and descriptions of the anatomy of the hock, including injection sites and topical landmarks of the hocks structures as they appear on the skin.

Capsular ligament may be divided into two parts- anterior and posterior. The anterior capsular ligament is membranous and encloses and tibio-tarsal joint in front. The posterior capsular ligament is also membranous and is attached to the tibial tarsal above, metatarsal below and blends with the lateral ligaments.