N. Jansson, TREATMENT FOR UPWARD FIXATION OF THE PATELLA IN THE HORSE BY MEDIAL PATELLAR DESMOTOMY - INDICATIONS AND COMPLICATIONS, Equine practice, 18(4), 1996, pp. 24
Medial patellar desmotomy has gained widespread use in the treatment o
f the condition of upward fixation of the patella in horses. Recent ob
servations, however, show that this technique is not a totally innocuo
us procedure. It is therefore important that sufficient postoperative
rest is allowed to accommodate the femoropatellar joint to the loss of
medial patellar ligament function, and stable rest with daily hand-wa
lking exercise for 3 to 5 months has been advocated.