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Figure 12-1 A horse with upward fixation of the Figure 12-3 Exaggerated flexion of the limb after
patella. Note the extended stifle and hock and flexed release of tl1e patella.
distal limb.
Cartilaginous process
(parapatellar
fibrocartilage)
Locked .....,, /
Unlocked /
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Figure 12-4 Normal Iirnb position at the start of the
next stance phase.
Medial
patellar lig. ~--
Figure 12-2 The locking mechanism.
Cartilaginous process
(parapatellar fibrocartilage)
Patellar l
ligaments: Figure 12-5 Location of the skin incision for
medial -----11 medial patellar desmotomy. .
middle _----:\,....\ ~ .............
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Incision site
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