Muscular system
Medial patellar retinaculum
Retinaculum mediale patellae
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Lower limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Anterior compartment of thigh
DescriptionUnreviewed
The medial patellar retinaculum is the branch of the tendon of insertion of the quadriceps femoris that crosses the knee on the medial side of the patella.
Most of the fibers of the medial patellar retinaculum originate in the medial femoral region from the vastus medialis muscle, just superior to the patella.
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Names
- Latin
- Retinaculum mediale patellae
- English
- Medial patellar retinaculum
- French
- Rétinaculum patellaire médial
- Spanish
- Retináculo patelar medial
- Portuguese
- Retináculo patelar medial