Figure 3.
Left hock joint; black vulture No. 3. Median section of formalin-fixed hock joint. (a) Severe necrosis of the menisci (arrow) and thinning and blurring of the articular cartilage outline (arrowhead). The gastrocnemius tendon sheath is thickened and contains inflammatory exudate (asterisk). (b) Hock joint histology section correlate. Severe diffuse fibrillation and necrosis of the articular cartilage (arrow head) and necrosis of the meniscus (arrow), T, tibiotarsus; TM, tarsometatarsus; M, meniscus. Hematoxylin and eosin (HE).
