Journal of American Science 2013;9(1) http://www.jofamericanscience.org 186 movement abnormalities with vermian malformations (Dekaban et al., 1969; Khan et al., 2008; Malaki et al., 2012).
paÂ·telÂ·la. , pl. patellae (pÄ-tel'Ä, -Ä) [TA] The large sesamoid bone that covers the anterior surface of the knee. It is formed in the tendon of the quadriceps femoris muscle and is attached to the tibia by the patellar tendon. Synonym(s): kneecap.
The patella is the small ovoid shaped bone located at the front of the knee (stifle) joint. It is located. within the tendon of the powerful quadriceps muscle and slides within a groove on the lower end of. the femur, known as the femoral trochlea. Patella luxation occurs when the patella slips out of this. groove.