Canine Forelimb — lateral
DX · digital X-ray
DX · Canine · Forelimb · lateral✓ cuvet-internal reference
01 /What's visible
Canine lateral elbow (humero-radio-ulnar joint) from the CUVET teaching set. Joint flexed at ~110° in this projection, with the humeral condyle proximally, anconeal process projecting behind the joint, and radius + ulna distally. Body-wall shadow visible caudoventrally (right side of image).
02 / Landmarks
- Humeral condyle (proximal articular surface)
- Anconeal process (ulna, behind joint)
- Olecranon (proximal ulna)
- Radial head (cranial articulation)
- Radius + ulna distal to joint
- Body-wall silhouette (caudo-distal)
03 /Source & license
- License
- Educational use, CUVET-internal
- Credibility
- cuvet-internal
- Attribution
- Courtesy of Small Animal Hospital of Chulalongkorn University · DI Unit · anonymized for veterinary education with permission
04 / Next — apply to a case
Open in DICOM viewer — Canine elbow lateral (CUVET)paired case
Same anonymized radiograph wrapped as DICOM — practice Norberg / VHS / Length measurements live on this image.
Clinical case library — Forelimbread abnormal next
Now that you have a baseline for normal forelimb, open a case from the library to spot what's different.
