=Ox.=—There is very considerable mobility at the first intertarsal
joint, the capsule of which is correspondingly roomy. The short external
lateral ligament is attached below on the tibial tarsal only. A strong
transverse ligament attaches the external malleolus (distal end of the
fibula) to the back of the tibial tarsal bone. The dorsal or oblique
ligament is narrow and thin.
=Pig.=—The arrangement in general resembles that of the ox.
=Dog.=—The long lateral ligaments are very small, and the short ones
double. The plantar ligament is weak, and ends on the fourth metacarpal
bone. No distinct dorsal (or oblique) ligament is present. Movement
occurs almost exclusively at the tibio-tarsal joint.
The remaining joints resemble those of the thoracic limb.