Morphological Examination of the Obturator Notch and Canal inCervidae

[摘要] References(19)The purpose of this study was to investigate gross findings of the obturatornotch (ON) and obturator canal (OC) in Cervidae. A total of 183 pelvic girdles from 26species of deer were examined, and the obturator canal (OC) was classified into 4 typesbased on the degree of separation from the obturator foramen (OF). The deep ON wasobserved primarily in the subfamily Capreolinae (telemetacarpal deer). The small bony OCwas frequently observed in Hydropotes inermis, Mazamagouazoubira and Ozotoceros bezoarticus. A canal without atubercle or bony bridge structure was mainly observed in the subfamily Cervinae(plesiometacarpal deer). These results suggest that the deep ONs or the OCs separated bybony structures are more common in telemetacarpal rather than plesiometacarpal deer.

[学科分类] 兽医学

[关键词] deer;obturator canal;obturator foramen;obturator notch