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MeSH Heading: Patellar Ligament
Tree Number(s): A02.513.514.475; A02.835.583.512.475; A02.880.438; A10.165.669.514.475
Unique ID: D017847
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017847
Annotation: do not confuse with MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Ligamentum Patellae; Patella Tendon; Patellar Tendon
Previous Indexing: Ligaments (1968-1993); Ligaments, Articular (1968-1993)
See Also: Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee; Posterior Cruciate Ligament
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/02/16
Revision Date: 2017/06/20

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

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immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

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Concept UI: M0026970
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Patellar Ligament Preferred Term
Term UI T053357
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Ligamentum Patellae
Term UI T053356
Date10/26/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Patellar Tendon
Term UI T663468
Date12/29/2005
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2007); Patella Tendon
Term UI T663469
Date12/29/2005
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2007)

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