Proximal Suspensory Desmitis in the Forelimb and the Hindlimb

The suspensory ligament (SL) can be divided intothree separate regions which are subject to injury:the proximal part, the body, and the branches.For clinical purposes in the forelimb the proximalpart extends from approximately 4 to 12 cm distal tothe accessory carpal bone, and in the hindlimb fromapproximately 2 to 10 cm distal to the tarsometatar-sal joint.In the forelimb, the SL originates from two headswhich rapidly fuse. In the hindlimb this division isless obvious. The ligament contains a variableamount of muscular tissue (2–11%), which tends tobe bilaterally symmetrical.