Surgical anatomical studies on flexor digital tendons and their sheath of the foot of camel

ABSTRACT

The study of the digital flexor tendon, and their sheaths of the pes of the camel was carried out on 10 fresh specimens which were dissected after injection their sheaths. Barium sulfate was also injected for X-ray radiograph into tendon sheath of five specimens. The morphological feature and mode of termination of each tendon was recorded. Moreover, the extension of the tendon sheath and the suitable site of its injection was demonstrated