06/01/2019
So great to see this.
Amazing photos of the sensitive laminae of the equine foot. Captions are on each photograph to explain what I’m seeing during this hoof study.
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The sensitive laminae are the red stripy tissues that run from the coronary band to the ground and they contain nerves and many many tiny blood vessels. They interlock with the insensitive laminae on the hoof wall to hold the coffin bone to the hoof capsule. The sensitive laminae are situated on the coffin bone.
In this cadaver foot, I managed to get the hoof capsule off to look at the laminae which was not an easy job! The laminae interlock so tightly and with great strength that it took 2 grown men to remove the hoof capsule after a lot of grunting and sweating! However, in laminitis, the laminar connection breaks down and the coffin bone won’t have anything to hold on to and the bone can rip itself away from the hoof wall (rotation) or even drop down and pe*****te the sole.
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