MEDIAL PATELLAR DESMOTOMY IN BOVINE

By: Dr.Ajit Kumar Singh
M.V.Sc. Surgery.

INDICATIONS: Recurrent upward fixation of patella with locking.
SURGICAL ANATOMY:
The patella is a large sesamoid bone which develops in the tendon of quadriceps femoris muscle. It is connected to the femur by collateral ligaments and to the cranial tibial tuberosity by patellar ligaments. The patellar ligaments, medial, middle and lateral, are the continuations of the fibrous bands of the quadriceps muscle to the cranial tibial tuberosity. The middle patellar ligament is thick and strong as compared to other two ligaments. The medial patellar ligament is widely separated from the middle patellar ligament at both the ends. The lateral patellar ligament is flat and lies close to the middle ligament at both the extremities.
SITE OF OPERATION:
In the medial aspect of stifle joint where medial patellar ligament inserts into the inner aspect of the anterior tibial tuberosity.
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