Sole Cushion or Digital Cushion?
Öz
When a horse stand squarely on the ground, a great amount of weight affect the hoof capsule. While the horse
is walking, all four feet do not contact the ground at the same time. Therefore the force on each foot increases in the hoof
capsule. Specific structures is needed to absorb this force in the foot to protect the tissues in the hoof capsule. The most
important structure protects its again the force is called digital cushion. The digital cushion is a wedge-shaped structure that
lies on the frog and positioning palmar/plantar aspect of the digit. It is a fibroadipose tissue that lacks vessels and sensitivity.
Digital cushion has very high quality absorption mechanism with this feature. It attaches adjacent structure with ligaments
and fillets. It is called digital cushion/ pulvinus digitalis/pulvinus subcutaneus because it acts as cushion- pillow. Definition of
digital cushion is mentioned “sole cushion” in all textbooks in Turkey, but horse feet do not include any anatomical structure
as a cushion on the hoof sole. Our knowledge about this is a wrong anatomical definition of the equine foot sole borders.
Because the foot sole of the horse foot is not whole of the hoof capsule that contact completely on the ground surface. In
fact, we made a research on equine cadaver feet and dissected digital cushion part. During the study, we realized that equine
foot`s sole does not include any cushion on it. Therefore we have to call this anatomic parts of the structure as digital cushion.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
Türkçe
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Bölüm
Derleme
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Celal İzci
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SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ, VETERİNER FAKÜLTESİ, KLİNİK BİLİMLER BÖLÜMÜ, VETERİNERLİK CERRAHİSİ ANABİLİM DALI
Türkiye
Ebru Gökşahin
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SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ, VETERİNER FAKÜLTESİ, KLİNİK BİLİMLER BÖLÜMÜ, VETERİNERLİK CERRAHİSİ ANABİLİM DALI
Türkiye
Muharrem Erol
ERCİYES ÜNİVERSİTESİ, VETERİNER FAKÜLTESİ, HASTALIKLAR VE KLİNİK BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, VETERİNERLİK CERRAHİSİ ANABİLİM DALI
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
1 Ağustos 2015
Gönderilme Tarihi
27 Aralık 2016
Kabul Tarihi
1 Temmuz 2015
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2015 Cilt: 12 Sayı: 2
