The equine patellar ligaments and the infrapatellar fat pad - a microanatomical study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interpretation of patellar ligament (PL) ultrasonography may be difficult, as hypoechoic or heterogenous echogenicity are common findings. Verifying suspected disease of equine PLs by histopathology is also problematic as descriptions of normal PL vascularity and histology are scarce. The current study describes the PL and infrapatellar fat pad (IFP) vascular pattern from computed tomography scans of barium perfused normal equine specimens (n = 8; age 10 days to 18 years), as well as routine histology to serve as a reference for future investigations into PL pathology and IFP disease.

Results

The PLs received a bipolar blood supply. Vascular architecture consisted of numerous distinct longitudinal vessels with several horizontal connections, which branched into ex

SUBMITTER: Fjordbakk CT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9869593 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature