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