The trochanter tertius in a dog.

Authors :: Pinna S
Grandis A
Spadari A
Source :: Tierarztliche Praxis. Ausgabe K, Kleintiere/Heimtiere [Tierarztl Prax Ausg K Kleintiere Heimtiere] 2015; Vol. 43 (2), pp. 107-10. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Feb 27.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: The tuberositas glutaea is a rudimentary structure in the dog's os femoris. It gives attachment to the superficial gluteal muscle, and is known by veterinary anatomists and orthopedic surgeons as trochanter tertius. We report an atypical eminence exposed through a surgical approach on a Cane Corso Dog. Anatomic and radiographic investigations led us to recognize this eminence as an abnormally grown tuberositas glutaea.