Duff S R
J Comp Pathol. 1986 Mar;96(2):159-69. doi: 10.1016/0021-9975(86)90006-x.
On examination of the intertarsal joints of approximately 150 lame broiler fowls, the intercondylar ligament was found to be ruptured, either partially or totally, in 22 birds. In some cases, rupture of the intercondylar ligament occurred in joints with gross angulation and usually in association with collateral ligament instability. In other birds, intercondylar ligament rupture occurred in limbs with minimal angulation but often with concomitant ligament or tendon failure in the same or contralateral limb. A fibrovascular layer was frequently identified between collateral ligaments and their distal tibiotarsal attachment. Haemorrhage in the fibrovascular tissue appears to be responsible for the establishment of the cyst-like structures which were present in some distal tibiotarsi.
在对约150只跛行肉鸡的跗间关节进行检查时，发现22只鸡的髁间韧带出现部分或完全断裂。在某些情况下，髁间韧带断裂发生在有明显成角的关节中，且通常与侧副韧带不稳定有关。在其他鸡中，髁间韧带断裂发生在成角最小的肢体上，但同一肢体或对侧肢体常伴有韧带或肌腱损伤。在侧副韧带与其远端胫跗关节附着处之间经常可发现一层纤维血管组织。纤维血管组织内的出血似乎是一些远端胫跗骨中出现囊肿样结构的原因。
