Sawhorse position

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In veterinary medicine, the sawhorse position is a pathological posture of the body and limbs. The animal places its legs at an angle away from itself, similar to the " horse " gymnastics device or a sawhorse for cutting logs to length. The Sägebockstellung is a typical symptom in tetanus , which is by the Tetanospasmin to a spasm of skeletal muscle comes.

literature

  • Hanns-Jürgen Wintzer: Diseases of the horse: a guide for study and practice . Georg Thieme Verlag, 3rd edition 1999, ISBN 9783826332807 , p. 519.
  • Hans Georg Nobody, Peter F. Suter: Internship at the dog clinic . Georg Thieme Verlag, 10th edition 2006, ISBN 9783830441410 , p. 296.
  • Katrin Hartmann, Jutta Hein: Infectious diseases of the cat . Verlag Kluwer 2008, ISBN 9783877067468 , p. 148.