. The topographical anatomy of the limbs of the horse. Horses; Physiology. THE LIMBS OF THE HOKSE 155 The three, slightly converging, patellar ligaments (ligamenta patellae) correspond to the single ligament of man and the dog. The lateral and middle ligaments spring from the lateral and distal angles respectively of the patella. The medial ligament is connected with the patellar supplementary cartilage. The distal attachment of each band is to the tuberosity of the tibia, the middle ligament being fixed to the distal part of the groove-like depression of the tuberosity. TThe lateral ligament
. The topographical anatomy of the limbs of the horse. Horses; Physiology. THE LIMBS OF THE HOKSE 155 The three, slightly converging, patellar ligaments (ligamenta patellae) correspond to the single ligament of man and the dog. The lateral and middle ligaments spring from the lateral and distal angles respectively of the patella. The medial ligament is connected with the patellar supplementary cartilage. The distal attachment of each band is to the tuberosity of the tibia, the middle ligament being fixed to the distal part of the groove-like depression of the tuberosity. TThe lateral ligament receives one of the insertions of the biceps Femur. M. gastrocneraius (caput laterals). il. plaiitaris, ~S\. biceps femoris. Patella. Tendon o£ _ Lig, collaterale fibulare Lateral meniscus -. Lig. femoropatellaris laterale. .. Ligamenta patella. _ Fascia lata. Al biceps femoris (part of insertion). Mm extensor digitoriim longus et peiomjus tertins. Tibia. Fig. 108.—Lateral Aspect of the Femoro-Patellar and Femoro-Tibial Articulations. The lines of attachment of the synovial linings of the joint-capsules are indicated in red. muscle and part of the fascia lata, while the medial ligament receives the conjoint aponeurosis of the sartorius and gracilisT^ The patellar ligaments, strictly speaking, represent the tendon of insertion of the quadriceps muscle of the thigh, the patella being a sesamoid bone developed therein. The fbmoeo-tibial articulation (articulatio femoro-tibialis).—A Toomj joint-capstde (capsula articularis), weak in front but strong behind is attached to the articular margin of the tibial condyles and about 1 cm. from the margin of the condyles of the femur. Its fibrous layer is also attached to the convex border of the interarticular cartilages (medial and lateral i^en^ei^^an^ %^MS3sBft^ ligaments. The synovial. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration
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