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The anterior aspect of the knee joint.
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1981
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Patellar ShapeKinesiologyKnee JointBiomechanicsJoint AnatomyOsteoarthritisKnee InjuriesMusculoskeletal FunctionPatellar HeightArthroscopic TechniqueHuman Musculoskeletal SystemMedicineDistal Quadriceps ComplexOrthopaedic Surgery
The anterior structures of forty‑eight knees were dissected and quantitatively analyzed, establishing correlations among twelve measured parameters of the distal quadriceps complex. Patellar height, width, and thickness correlated with soft‑tissue dimensions but not with each other, and patellar shape was highly predictable from several quadriceps parameters, especially the width of the lateral patellofemoral ligament.
The anterior structures of forty-eight knees were dissected analyzed quantitatively. Correlations were established among the twelve measured parameters of the distal quadriceps complex. Patellar height, width, and thickness tended to correlate with the dimensions of the soft-tissue structures and not with each other. To a high degree of predictability, the shape of the patella correlated with several parameters of the quadriceps complex. The width of the lateral patellofemoral ligament was the parameter most closely related to patellar shape.