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 kneecap (patella) is the moveable bone on the front of the knee. It is wrapped inside a tendon that connects the large muscles on the front of the thigh (the quadriceps muscles) to the tibia. The back of the patella is covered with articular cartilage. The patella glides within a groove on the front of the femur.