Schaus Kyra, Wacker Juliana, Jandowsky Anabell, Büttner Kathrin, Röcken Michael, Bartmann Claus Peter
Clinic for Equine Surgery and Orthopedics, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Arche Warder-Zentrum für alte Haus- und Nutztierrassen e.V., Langwedeler Weg 11, 24646 Warder, Germany.
Animals (Basel). 2024 Dec 25;15(1):22. doi: 10.3390/ani15010022.
Morphometric measurements of the toe serve as a reference for the objective assessment of the presence of a pathological condition and as a guide for the correct trimming of the hooves. Therefore, the anatomical differences between horses and donkeys oblige an autonomous database with reference values for the donkey. The aim of this study was therefore to provide readings of the distal hind limb on radiographs of donkeys. Radiographs of the distal hind limb in two projections of 41 generally sound donkeys without lameness in walk were taken after previous hoof trimming and preparation according to a standardized radiographic procedure. A total of 16 lengths and 9 angles were measured and statistically analyzed in each hoof. The dorsal hoof wall is on average 70 to 80 mm long and angled at 55°; the coffin bone runs parallel to the hoof wall. The average founder distance is 17 mm, and the mean sole thickness is 14 mm. The heel angle averages 52°, which is slightly flatter than the hoof wall angle. Correlations with weight and height are observed. Concluding, the morphometric measurements confirm the differences between horses' reported normal anatomy and the presented donkeys. Disorders can be detected by applying the measurements.
对蹄趾的形态测量可作为客观评估病理状况是否存在的参考，也可作为正确修剪蹄子的指导。因此，马和驴之间的解剖学差异需要一个包含驴参考值的自主数据库。因此，本研究的目的是提供驴后肢远端在X线片上的读数。按照标准化的X线摄影程序，在先前修剪蹄子并做好准备后，对41匹行走时无跛行的健康驴的后肢远端进行了两个投照位置的X线摄影。对每只蹄子测量了总共16个长度和9个角度，并进行了统计分析。蹄背壁平均长70至80毫米，角度为55°；蹄骨与蹄壁平行。平均蹄叉距离为17毫米，平均蹄底厚度为14毫米。蹄跟角平均为52°，比蹄壁角略平。观察到与体重和身高的相关性。总之，形态测量证实了已报道的马的正常解剖结构与所呈现的驴之间的差异。通过应用这些测量可以检测出疾病。
