Anatomical and topographical features of the posterior femoral group of extension muscles of the hip joint in the European roe deer

Abstract

The article presents anatomical features of the posterior femoral group of hip extensors in the European roe deer, which are absent in the available literature. The research was carried out at the Department of Anatomy and Histology of Animals named after Professor A.F. Klimov of the Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology – MBA named after K.I. Scriabin. The material for the research was a sectional material - pelvic limbs (n=6), selected from adult European roe deer, without external signs of musculoskeletal system pathologies. The topological features of anatomical formations of the sciatic tubercle in the European roe deer – dorsal, lateral and ventral outgrowths - have been established. The ventral outgrowth of the roe deer is lower and somewhat medial than the dorsal outgrowth, and therefore it can be called a ventral protrusion. There is also a "square muscle pad and line" on the sciatic bone. On the distal third of the femur, on the medial surface of it – "pad" and "lin