The bifurcations of the suspensory attach to which bones?

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The bifurcations of the suspensory attach to which bones?

The suspensory ligament splits into two branches right above the fetlock and those two branches anchor to the two proximal sesamoid bones behind the fetlock. These sesamoid bones act as pulleys and attachment points, helping the ligament support and stabilize the joint during weight bearing and motion. So the bifurcations are attached to the proximal sesamoid bones, not to the splint bones, coffin bone, or any other bones. The term sigmoidal bones isn’t used here for this attachment, which is why the correct concept is the sesamoid bones.

The suspensory ligament splits into two branches right above the fetlock and those two branches anchor to the two proximal sesamoid bones behind the fetlock. These sesamoid bones act as pulleys and attachment points, helping the ligament support and stabilize the joint during weight bearing and motion. So the bifurcations are attached to the proximal sesamoid bones, not to the splint bones, coffin bone, or any other bones. The term sigmoidal bones isn’t used here for this attachment, which is why the correct concept is the sesamoid bones.

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