Preferred Label : patellar ligament;

MeSH 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.;

MeSH synonym : tendons, patellar; ligament, patellar; patella tendon; ligamentum patellae; patellar ligaments; ligaments, patellar; patellar tendon; patellar tendons; tendon, patellar; patella tendons; tendon, patella; tendons, patella;

MeSH annotation : an articular ligament between patella & tibia: do not confuse with MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE, between tibia & femur; do not confuse with MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patellar tendon;

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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.

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athletic injuries
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
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Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone grafting
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https://www.revmed.ch/RMS/2010/RMS-261/Luxation-de-la-rotule-role-du-ligament-femoro-patellaire-medial
2010
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