The central portion of the common tendon of the quadriceps femoris. It is attached to the apex of the PATELLA and to the lower part of the tubercle of the TIBIA. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patellar_ligament MESH:A02.513.514.475 ]
Synonyms: ligamentum patella central band of tendon of quadriceps femoris
Term information
- Wikipedia:Patellar_ligament
- UMLS:C0206332 (ncithesaurus:Patellar_Ligament)
- EMAPA:18509
- MESH:D017847
- galen:LigamentumPatellae
- NCIT:C33283
- GAID:128
- SCTID:244639004
- FMA:44581
Term relations
- ligament of knee joint
- connects some tibia
- connects some patella
- part of some knee joint