HOW TO TAKE AND INTERPRET RADIOGRAPHS OF THE YOUNG PERFORMANCE HORSE
Fig. 15. Patellar skyline (cranioproximal-craniodistal oblique view). Shaded areas are common sites of subchondral lucency with/ without sclerosis. Adapted from O’Brien.3
separate and better assess the articular surfaces of the patella and the proximal aspects of the trochlear ridges of the femur, and to better as-sess the attach-
ment sites of the cranial ligaments of the menisci and cranial cruciate ligament in the region of the cranial aspect of the intercondylar eminences.
Fig. 16. (A) Positioning for flexed lateromedial view. (B) Apparently normal flexed lateromedial radiographic view of a mature Thoroughbred gelding.
