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Joints and Ligaments - Horse Anatomy (view source)
Revision as of 16:48, 17 October 2012
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Contraction of the quadriceps while in rest enables the patella to be hooked over the trochlea of the femur due to the binding loop formed by the patella, middle and medial patellar ligaments. The '''femeropatellar joint''' capsule sometimes communicates with the '''lateral femerotibial''' cavity and usually with the '''medial'''. No communication exists between the femorotibial joints.
Contraction of the quadriceps while in rest enables the patella to be hooked over the trochlea of the femur due to the binding loop formed by the patella, middle and medial patellar ligaments. The '''femeropatellar joint''' capsule sometimes communicates with the '''lateral femerotibial''' cavity and usually with the '''medial'''. No communication exists between the femorotibial joints.
===Tibiofibular Joint===
In the horse, this joint only exists proximally because the distal end of the fibula is fused to the tibia to form the lateral malleolus.
===Hock Joint===
===Hock Joint===
[[Category:Horse Anatomy]]
[[Category:Horse Anatomy]]