Where does the suspensory bifurcate?

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Where does the suspensory bifurcate?

The suspensory ligament forms the fetlock-supporting apparatus and runs along the back of the cannon bone. As it reaches the region of the splint bones, just above the fetlock, it divides into two branches that wrap around the proximal sesamoid bones. This bifurcation occurs at the end of the splint bones, not directly at the fetlock joint or on the distal bones. So the correct location is the end of the splint bones.

The suspensory ligament forms the fetlock-supporting apparatus and runs along the back of the cannon bone. As it reaches the region of the splint bones, just above the fetlock, it divides into two branches that wrap around the proximal sesamoid bones. This bifurcation occurs at the end of the splint bones, not directly at the fetlock joint or on the distal bones. So the correct location is the end of the splint bones.

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