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The Ligaments and Sesamoid Bones of Knee Joint in New Zealand Rabbits
Author(s) -
Orhan I. O.,
Haziroglu R. M.,
Gultiken M. E.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
anatomia, histologia, embryologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1439-0264
pISSN - 0340-2096
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2004.00557.x
Subject(s) - sesamoid bone , anatomy , infrapatellar fat pad , patella , medial collateral ligament , ligament , medicine , knee joint , adipose tissue , cartilage , meniscus , surgery , osteoarthritis , pathology , radiography , alternative medicine , physics , incidence (geometry) , optics
Summary This study has been conducted on the knee joints of the New Zealand rabbits. A total of 20 knee joints from 10 (five female, five male) adult New Zealand rabbits were studied in the study. Fourteen ligaments and four sesamoid bones including the patellar bone, the infrapatellar adipose body, and the suprapatellar cartilage specifically present in rabbits were grossly observed. The caudal meniscotibial ligaments of the lateral meniscus were noted to be lacking in these rabbits. Moreover, the medial collateral ligament did not have a capsular character in nature. Thus, adipose tissue was determined at a point where the suprapatellar cartilage and patella fused.