Official Journal of the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mosul
Abstract
Samples of different ages of the distal part of limbs were obtained from both sexes of 18 buffaloes to study the arteries, nerves and veins of extensor and flexor digit tendon with sheath and suspensory ligament. Tendon with sheath and suspensory ligament were supplied by two groups of vessels dorsal and palmer or planter from median and radial artery in the fore limbs and by cranial, caudal tibial and saphenous arteries of the pelvic limb. The blood vessels and nerves enter to the flexor sheath by vinculum tendon. The flexor tendon has large number of blood vessels entered by junction between muscles and tendon, tendon and bones at the level of fetlock and first phalanx by the longitudinal and transverse branches. Synovial fluid together with blood vessels supplied the flexor and extensor sheath. Large net of venous drainage from the tendon with sheath and suspensory ligament was seen. These veins were wide and strong. Venous drainages was by axial and abaxial digital veins and the palmer and planter veins arches. The nerves supply to the tendon, sheath and ligament was by short and few numbers of superficial and deep nerves of median, radial and ulna in the fore limbs and also by the branches of tibia and fibula.
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