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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D017847
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Preferred Name

Patellar Ligament

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
Patellar Tendon
Patella Tendons
Patella Tendon
Ligaments, Patellar
Tendons, Patellar
Tendon, Patellar
Ligament, Patellar
Tendons, Patella
Tendon, Patella
Patellar Tendons
Patellar Ligaments
Ligamentum Patellae
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