 Patellar Ligament
"Patellar Ligament" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D017847
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.513.514.475 A02.835.583.512.475 A02.880.438 A10.165.669.514.475
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| Concept/Terms |
Patellar Ligament- Patellar Ligament
- Ligament, Patellar
- Ligaments, Patellar
- Patellar Ligaments
- Patellar Tendon
- Patellar Tendons
- Tendon, Patellar
- Tendons, Patellar
- Patella Tendon
- Patella Tendons
- Tendon, Patella
- Tendons, Patella
- Ligamentum Patellae
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patellar Ligament" by people in Profiles.
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Cushman DM, Stokes D, Vu L, Corcoran B, Fredericson M, Eby SF, Teramoto M. Ultrasound as a predictor of time-loss injury for the patellar tendon, Achilles tendon and plantar fascia in division I collegiate athletes. Br J Sports Med. 2025 Feb 06; 59(4):241-248.
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Krieg B, Dayton M, Alfonso N. Re-revision Extensor Mechanism Reconstruction Because of Nonunion and Tendon Failure After Total Knee Arthroplasty. Orthopedics. 2024 Sep-Oct; 47(5):e273-e276.
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Gabr A, Mancino F, Robinson J, Hage W, O'Leary S, Spalding T, Haddad FS. Satisfactory 5-year functional outcomes following primary ACL reconstructions from the UK National Ligament Registry. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2024 Apr; 32(4):798-810.
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Baskar D, Stavinoha TJ, Sanchez M, Gupta A, Randhawa SD, Rohde MS, Vuong B, Tompkins MA, Ganley TJ, Ellis HB, Wilson PL, Fabricant PD, VandenBerg C, Green DW, Segovia NA, Shea KG. Quantifying the Relationship Between the Medial Quadriceps Tendon-Femoral Ligament and Patellar Borders: A Pediatric Cadaveric Study. Am J Sports Med. 2022 07; 50(9):2433-2438.
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Belk JW, McCarty E. Editorial Commentary: Patellar Tendon or Hamstring: Which Kind of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Patient Are You? Arthroscopy. 2020 08; 36(8):2292-2294.
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Kawashima H, Ogose A, Ariizumi T, Yamagishi T, Oike N, Aoyama H, Hatano H, Endo N. Reconstruction of knee extensor with patellar tendon autograft following intraoperative radiotherapy. Knee. 2020 Jan; 27(1):257-262.
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Gagliardi AG, Carry PM, Parikh HB, Albright JC. Outcomes of Quadriceps Tendon With Patellar Bone Block Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Adolescent Patients With a Minimum 2-Year Follow-up. Am J Sports Med. 2020 01; 48(1):93-98.
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Jay MR, Mattoon JS, Gilbert PJ, Tanaka TT, Beaty BL. Radiographic evaluation of patellar ligament length after tibial plateau leveling osteotomy in dogs. Am J Vet Res. 2019 Jun; 80(6):607-612.
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Mueske NM, VandenBerg CD, Pace JL, Katzel MJ, Zaslow TL, Padilla RA, Wren TAL. Comparison of drop jump landing biomechanics and asymmetry among adolescents with hamstring, patellar and quadriceps tendon autografts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Knee. 2018 Dec; 25(6):1065-1073.
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Gagliardi AG, Albright JC. Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Orthopedics. 2018 May 01; 41(3):129-134.
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