"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Patellar Ligament" by people in this website by year, and whether "Patellar Ligament" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Patellar Ligament" by people in Profiles.
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Results of Randomized Controlled Trials of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Lower-Extremity Tendinopathy Are Not Influenced by Industry Sponsorship. Arthroscopy. 2025 Mar; 41(3):848-856.
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Whole knee joint mapping using a phase modulated UTE adiabatic T1ρ (PM-UTE-AdiabT1ρ ) sequence. Magn Reson Med. 2024 Mar; 91(3):896-910.
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The rat Achilles and patellar tendons have similar increases in mechanical properties but become transcriptionally divergent during postnatal development. J Physiol. 2023 09; 601(17):3869-3884.
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Persons with Patellar Tendinopathy Exhibit Greater Patellar Tendon Stress during a Single-Leg Landing Task. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2023 04 01; 55(4):642-649.
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Persons with patellar tendinopathy exhibit anatomical features that alter knee extensor mechanics: A comparison of persons with and without symptoms. J Biomech. 2022 11; 144:111343.
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Complications and re-operations after extensor mechanism repair surgery in a large cross-sectional cohort: females and tobacco-users at highest risk for adverse outcomes. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2023 Feb; 31(2):455-463.
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The influence of isolated femur and tibia rotations on patellar tendon stress: A sensitivity analysis using finite element analysis. J Orthop Res. 2023 02; 41(2):271-277.
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Biomechanical properties of common graft choices for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A systematic review. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2022 05; 95:105636.
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Scleraxis and collagen I expression increase following pilot isometric loading experiments in a rodent model of patellar tendinopathy. Matrix Biol. 2022 05; 109:34-48.
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Longitudinal Changes of Patellar Alignment Before and After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Hamstring Autograft. Am J Sports Med. 2021 09; 49(11):2908-2915.