Özet:

The ligamentum sacrotuberale is an anatomical structure that is frequently used in clinical hip dislocations and perineal hernias in dogs. However, various differences have been identified in the description of its anatomical location in the literature. The aim of this study is to contribute to the literature by determining the accuracy of different information specified in the literature and determining its morphology. The study was performed on the cadavers of 7 healthy adult dogs (3 females and 4 males). Three-dimensional reconstruction of the ligamentum sacrotuberale was performed on the images obtained by computed tomography in dogs. Dogs were then dissected and morphometric measurements were made. As a result of the analyses performed, no statistical difference was found when the right and left ligamentum sacrotuberale were compared (P > .05). In our study, it was determined that in all of our dissections performed on dogs, ligamentum sacrotuberale originated from the caudolateral surface of the last sacral vertebra and the craniolateral of the first tail vertebra and ended on the dorsal surface of the tuber ischidicum.