Quadriceps tendon
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The quadriceps tendon is a thick tendon extending to the patella made up of contributions from all four quadriceps muscles. It classically has a trilaminar appearancestructure:
- superficial layer: rectus femoris
- middle layer: vastus medialis, vastus lateralis
- deep layer: vastus intermedius
It continues distal to the patella as the patellar tendon.
See also
-<p>The <strong>quadriceps tendon </strong>is a thick tendon extending to the <a href="/articles/patella">patella</a> made up of contributions from all four quadriceps muscles. It classically has a trilaminar appearance:</p><ul>- +<p>The <strong>quadriceps tendon </strong>is a thick tendon extending to the <a href="/articles/patella">patella</a> made up of contributions from all four quadriceps muscles. It classically has a trilaminar structure:</p><ul>
-</ul><h4>See also</h4><ul>- +</ul><p>It continues distal to the patella as the <a href="/articles/patellar-tendon">patellar tendon</a>.</p><h4>See also</h4><ul>
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