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In human anatomy, the quadriceps tendon connects the quadriceps femoris muscles to the superior aspects of the patella on the anterior of the thigh. Controls knee flexsion and extension.

It can rupture.^[1]

It has been studied in the analysis of patellofemoral pain syndrome.^[2]

[edit] References

^ Jolles BM, Garofalo R, Gillain L, Schizas C (April 2007). "A new clinical test in diagnosing quadriceps tendon rupture". Ann R Coll Surg Engl 89 (3): 259–61. doi:10.1308/003588407X179044. PMID 17394710. PMC 1964733. http://openurl.ingenta.com/content/nlm?genre=article&issn=0035-8843&volume=89&issue=3&spage=259&aulast=Jolles.
^ Wilson NA, Press JM, Zhang LQ (August 2009). "In vivo strain of the medial vs. lateral quadriceps tendon in patellofemoral pain syndrome". J. Appl. Physiol. 107 (2): 422–8. doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00024.2009. PMID 19541742. http://jap.physiology.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=19541742.

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[pmid17394710-0] Jolles BM, Garofalo R, Gillain L, Schizas C (April 2007). "A new clinical test in diagnosing quadriceps tendon rupture". Ann R Coll Surg Engl 89 (3): 259–61. doi:10.1308/003588407X179044. PMID 17394710. PMC 1964733. http://openurl.ingenta.com/content/nlm?genre=article&issn=0035-8843&volume=89&issue=3&spage=259&aulast=Jolles.

[pmid19541742-1] Wilson NA, Press JM, Zhang LQ (August 2009). "In vivo strain of the medial vs. lateral quadriceps tendon in patellofemoral pain syndrome". J. Appl. Physiol. 107 (2): 422–8. doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00024.2009. PMID 19541742. http://jap.physiology.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=19541742.

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