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  2. Medial patellofemoral ligament - Wikipedia

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    The patella rests in the trochlear, which is found in the distal part of the femur. The patella can dislocate from the groove because of trauma or an unnatural twisting of the knee. [5] When dislocated, the soft tissue layer that the patella rests in is damaged; the patella is forced out of its groove and back into place.

  3. Medial knee injuries - Wikipedia

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    The bones of the knee are the femur, patella, tibia, and fibula. The fibula is on the lateral side of the knee and the patella has little effect on the medial side of the knee. The bony congruity of the medial knee consists of the opposing surfaces of the medial femoral condyle and the medial tibial plateau.

  4. Patella - Wikipedia

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    The patella is found in many tetrapods, such as mice, cats, birds and dogs, but not in whales, or most reptiles. In humans, the patella is the largest sesamoid bone (i.e., embedded within a tendon or a muscle) in the body. Babies are born with a patella of soft cartilage which begins to ossify into bone at about four years of age.

  5. Articular capsule of the knee joint - Wikipedia

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    Anteriorly, the infrapatellar fat pad is inserted below the patella and between the two membranes. It extends from the lower margin of the patella above, to the infrapatellar synovial fold below. With its free upper margin, this fold extends dorsally through the joint space to surround the two cruciate ligaments from the front, thus dividing ...

  6. Lower extremity of femur - Wikipedia

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    The lower extremity of femur (or distal extremity) is the lower end of the femur (thigh bone) in human and other animals, closer to the knee. It is larger than the upper extremity of femur, is somewhat cuboid in form, but its transverse diameter is greater than its antero-posterior; it consists of two oblong eminences known as the lateral condyle and medial condyle.

  7. Intercondylar fossa of femur - Wikipedia

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    The intercondylar fossa of femur (intercondyloid fossa of femur, intercondylar notch of femur) is a deep notch between the rear surfaces of the medial and lateral epicondyle of the femur, two protrusions on the distal end of the femur (thigh bone) that joins the knee.

  8. Stifle joint - Wikipedia

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    The most well-known sesamoid bone is the patella, more commonly known as the "knee cap". It is located cranially to the joint and sits in the trochlear groove of the femur. It guides the patellar ligament of the quadriceps over the knee joint to its point of insertion on the tibia.

  9. List of skeletal muscles of the human body - Wikipedia

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    patella and tibial tuberosity via patellar tendon: femoral artery: femoral nerve: knee extension; hip flexion: hamstring: 2 1 vastus lateralis: Lower limb, Thigh, Anterior compartment greater trochanter, intertrochanteric line, and linea aspera of femur: patella and tibial tuberosity via patellar tendon: femoral artery: femoral nerve: extends ...