Anatomy
Attaches from inferior border of the patellar to the tibial tuberosity.
Functions
Attaches the patella bone and the quadriceps muscles via their attachment to the tibia.
Clinical
Tibial tubercle apophyseal traction injury is an inflammation of the patellar ligament at its insertion into the tibial tuberosity.
It is generally associated with active children aged between six and sixteen during growth spurts.
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