Patellar Tendon Anatomy

   

Patellar Tendon Anatomy

Infrapatellar Tendon - MRI Equivalent
  1. Inferior Patellar (or Inferior Patellar Pole)
  2. Tibial Tuberosity
  3. Patellar Tendon
  4. Hoffa’s Fat Pad
  • The patellar tendon (3) is also call the patellar ligament, and it is an extension of the quadriceps tendon, incorporating the patella (1), and distally inserting on the tibial tuberosity (2).
  • Deep to the patellar tendon is the more hypoechoic and complex echo pattern of Hoffa’s fat pad (4).