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Preferred term

Patellar Ligament  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Entry terms

  • Ligamentum Patellae
  • Patellar Tendon
  • Patella Tendon

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KLR4BFNW-Q

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