articular surface of patella

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Introduction

The posterior surface of the patella, covered with hyaline cartilage & subdivided by a vertical ridge into larger lateral & a smaller medial surface, for articulation with the corresponding condyles of the femur.

More general terms

Component of

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.