La inervación del miembro torácico en felinos

Abstract

The innervation of the regions of the forelimb of cats has not been described well despite its importance for reconstructive surgery and being probably the peripheral nerve disorder more important in cats. In cats, the thoracic facilitate the leap and represent one of the main means for capturing prey. The main muscles and nerves involved in these activities are in the forearm and hand. The aim of this study was to provide a detailed description of the innervation of the forelimb regions of the jaguar (Panthera onca) and puma (Puma concolor), compared with the domestic cat (Felis catus), thus contributing to the anatomical knowledge for use in surgery and pathology of the thoracic limbs in big and small cats. It describes the path of the nerves and their distribution patterns in the forelimb of three cat species. The results obtained indicate that the observed variations are minimal and anatomic concepts obtained from the study of domestic cat, can be widely applied to wild cats.