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Genual Joint Flashcards

1
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Ligaments

A

bands of connective tissue that join bone to bone

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Extracapsular

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collateral ligaments

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Intracapsular

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coxal joint, genual joint, carpal joints, tarsal joints

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4
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Coxal Joint

A

ligament of femoral head

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Genual Joint

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Stifle Joint

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Problems with the genual joint

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surfaces don’t fit together well, leads to instability in 3 axes (cranial-caudal, medial-lateral, rotational).

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Components of genual joint

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10 ligaments, 2 menisci

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Categories of ligament in genual joint

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meniscal ligaments, femorotibial ligaments

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Meniscal Ligaments

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  1. Anchor meniscus to the bone.
  2. cranial tibial ligament of the lateral meniscus
  3. cranial tibial ligament of the medial meniscus
  4. caudal tibial ligament of the lateral meniscus
  5. caudal tibial ligament of the medial meniscus
  6. transverse meniscal ligament
  7. meniscofemoral ligament
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Caudal tibial ligament of the medial/lateral meniscus

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anchor meniscus to top of tibia

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transverse meniscal ligament

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anchor lateral and medial meniscus to each other

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Meniscofemoral Ligament

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attach lateral meniscus to femur

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Femorotibial Ligaments

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4; anchor the tibia to the femur

  1. cranial cruciate ligament
  2. caudal cruciate ligamnet
  3. lateral collateral ligament
  4. medial collateral ligament
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Menisci

A

fibrocartilagenous structures; C shaped

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How to Remove Lateral Meniscus

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cut cranial and caudal tibial menisci, transverse meniscal ligament, and meniscal femoral

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How to remove medial meniscus

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cut cranial and caudal tibial mensici, tibial meniscus, meniscofemoral ligament, and bluntly dissect medical collateral ligament

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Functions of a Meniscus

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  1. Make a better joint surface between 2 bones
  2. act as a shock absorber
  3. Help distribute synovial fluid around

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