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Does the human knee bone, the patella, connect to any other bone?

Question #101780. Asked by dac1964.
Last updated Feb 02 2018.

neelie_447
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neelie_447
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Answer has 8 votes.
It is attached, but by tendons instead of ligaments.

"The patella claims for itself alone that it is not attached to another bone by ligaments but is connected by the tendons which bypass the knee joint 10 and is very powerfully bound to the femur."

link http://vesalius.northwestern.edu/chapters/FA.1.32.html

Response last updated by CmdrK on Feb 02 2018.
Dec 18 2008, 12:22 PM
edmund80
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edmund80
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Answer has 9 votes.

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Also, the patella is the largest sesamoid bone in the human body and is attached to the tibial tubercle on the front of the tibia.

"The patella, also known as the knee cap, is a thick, triangular bone which articulates with the femur and covers and protects the knee joint. It is the largest sesamoid bone in the human body."
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patella
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesamoid_bone

"The patellar tendon attaches to the tibial tubercle on the front of the tibia (shin bone) just below the front of the knee. It also is attached to the bottom of the patella (kneecap). At the top of the patella, the quadriceps tendon is attached. At the tope of the quadriceps tendon is the quadriceps muscle."
link http://www.bostonsportsmedicine.com/pdf/protocols/Quadriceps%20and%20Patellar%20tendon%20repair%20rehabilitation.pdf

Response last updated by CmdrK on Feb 02 2018.
Dec 18 2008, 4:48 PM
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