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ligament
(redirected from patellar ligament)

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The patellar ligament was sited at least twice as often as any of the other sites.
[2-4] Proposed mechanisms for abnormal lateral patellar tracking are abnormalities in the static soft-tissue restraints of the patella, such as the retinacula [5]; variability in the bony congruency between the patellar and femoral articular surfaces [6]; and increased Q angle, or increased angulation between the femoral longitudinal axis and the orientation of the patellar ligament.
 
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