"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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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 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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Consistent Indications and Good Outcomes Despite High Variability in Techniques for Two-Stage Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review. Arthroscopy. 2023 09; 39(9):2098-2111.
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Midterm Results After Isolated Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction as First-Line Surgical Treatment in Skeletally Immature Patients Irrespective of Patellar Height and Trochlear Dysplasia: Letter to the Editor. Am J Sports Med. 2022 07; 50(8):NP33-NP34.
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A Comprehensive Description of the Lateral Patellofemoral Complex: Anatomy and Anisometry. Am J Sports Med. 2022 03; 50(4):984-993.
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The quadriceps insertion of the medial patellofemoral complex demonstrates the greatest anisometry through flexion. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2021 Mar; 29(3):757-763.
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Risk Factors and Predictors of Significant Chondral Surface Change From Primary to Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A MOON and MARS Cohort Study. Am J Sports Med. 2018 Mar; 46(3):557-564.
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Is There Any Role for Direct Repair of Extensor Mechanism Disruption?Following Total Knee Arthroplasty? J Arthroplasty. 2018 07; 33(7S):S244-S248.
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Chronic Knee Dislocation After Total Knee Arthroplasty. Orthopedics. 2015 Dec; 38(12):e1155-9.
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Orthopedic Practice Patterns Relating to Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Elite Athletes. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2015 Dec; 44(12):E480-5.
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Bilateral extensor mechanism disruption after total knee arthroplasty in two morbidly obese patients. Orthopedics. 2015 May; 38(5):e443-6.
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Extensor mechanism allograft reconstruction for extensor mechanism failure following total knee arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 Feb 18; 97(4):279-83.