Nutrient Foramina of The Human Patellar Bone. A Novel Macroscopic Morphology Classification

Gregory Tsoucalas

doi:10.26717/bjstr.2019.17.003051

Abstract

Patella is the largest sesamoid bone of the human body, contained within the tendon of the quadriceps femoral muscle in front of the knee.

Highlights

Patella is the largest sesamoid bone of the human body
Nutrient foramina (NF) in the anterior surface of the patella bone are described in numbers above ten per bone
Our study indicates a mean of 12.564 and 12.383 nutrient foramina (NF) for the right and left patella bones respectively (Table 1) with no significant difference (p=0.767) among them

Summary

Introduction

Patella is the largest sesamoid bone of the human body. Patella is the largest sesamoid bone of the human body, contained within the tendon of the quadriceps femoral muscle in front of the knee. The distance from the lower pole to the insertion of the tendon at the tibial tuberosity is about equal to the midsagital height of the patella. The normal anatomical position of the patellar bone is rather difficult to be determined, as the position of the tibial tuberosity may vary [1,2,3]. Blackburne and Peel in 1977 compared the height of the patella from the tibial plateau to its articular length, demonstrating a ratio of 0.8 to refer to normal position, indicating any deviation as a clinical problem [4]

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