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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1932;14:830-833.
© 1932 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

THE TENDO PATELLAE

A Roentgen Consideration of Its Length

PAUL O. SNOKE M.D.1

1 The X-ray Department of the Lancaster General Hospital.

We have measured the length of the patellar tendon in a small number of cases, using normal lateral roentgenograms.

A gradual increase in the length of the tendon after the close of the growth period is noted. This is assumed to be due to stretching of elastic connective tissue.

A table with the derived normal lengths is presented.

We feel that in some large center further studies on a larger series of cases should be made.


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