Patellar Ligament
A band of fibrous tissue that attaches the apex of the PATELLA to the lower part of the tubercle of the TIBIA. The ligament is actually the caudal continuation of the common tendon of the QUADRICEPS FEMORIS. The patella is embedded in that tendon. As such, the patellar ligament can be thought of as connecting the quadriceps femoris tendon to the tibia, and therefore it is sometimes called the patellar tendon.
Year introduced: 1994
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Tree Number(s): A02.513.514.475, A02.835.583.512.475, A02.880.438, A10.165.669.514.475
MeSH Unique ID: D017847
Entry Terms:
- Ligament, Patellar
- Ligaments, Patellar
- Patellar Ligaments
- Ligamentum Patellae
- Patellar Tendon
- Patellar Tendons
- Tendon, Patellar
- Tendons, Patellar
- Patella Tendon
- Patella Tendons
- Tendon, Patella
- Tendons, Patella
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