patellar ligament
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Introduction
A strong flattened fibrous attaching the apex & adjoining margins of the patella to the tibial tuberosity.
It is considered by some to be a part of the tendon of the quadriceps femoris in which the patella is embedded as a sesamoid bone.
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References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999