Patellar ligament

Anatomy

Attaches from inferior border of the patellar to the tibial tuberosity.

Functions

Attaches the patella bone and the quadriceps muscles via their attachment to the tibia.

Clinical

Tibial tubercle apophyseal traction injury is an inflammation of the patellar ligament at its insertion into the tibial tuberosity.

It is generally associated with active children aged between six and sixteen during growth spurts.

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