Medial patellar ligament

Ligamentum patellae mediale

Definition

In cattle and horses, the medial patellar ligament is a ligamentous thickening of the fibrous retinaculum, extending from the parapatellar fibrocartilage and ending on the medial aspect of the tibial tuberosity.

References

Text by Antoine Micheau, MD - Copyright IMAIOS Veterinary Anatomy of Domestic Mammals: Textbook and Colour Atlas, Sixth Edition - Horst Erich König, Hans-Georg Liebich - Schattauer - ISBN-13: 978-3794528332

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