suprapatellar bursa

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Introduction

A large bursa betwen the lower part of the femur & the tendon of the quadriceps femoris muscle (an extension of the knee joint cavity approx. 5cm superior to the patella).

Clinical significance

More general terms

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999. 2)Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.