Patellar cartilage
Cartilago articularis patellae
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- What it is
- Thick hyaline cartilage on the back of the patella, divided by a vertical ridge into medial and lateral facets.
- Function
- Glides in the femoral trochlear groove as the knee bends.
- Size
- Up to 5 mm thick
- Clinical note
- Softening of this cartilage (chondromalacia patellae) causes pain on stairs.