Quadriceps tendon
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The quadriceps tendon is a thick tendon extending to the patella made up of contributions from all four quadriceps muscles. It classically has a trilaminar appearance:
- superficial layer: rectus femoris
- middle layer: vastus medialis, vastus lateralis
- deep layer: vastus intermedius
See also
-<li>superficial layer: <a href="/articles/rectus-femoris">rectus femoris</a>- +<li>superficial layer: <a title="Rectus femoris muscle" href="/articles/rectus-femoris-muscle">rectus femoris</a>
-<li>middle layer: <a href="/articles/vastus-medialis">vastus medialis</a>, <a href="/articles/vastus-lateralis">vastus lateralis</a>- +<li>middle layer: <a title="Vastus medialis muscle" href="/articles/vastus-medialis-muscle">vastus medialis</a>, <a title="Vastus lateralis muscle" href="/articles/vastus-lateralis-muscle">vastus lateralis</a>
-<li>deep layer: <a href="/articles/vastus-intermedius">vastus intermedius</a>- +<li>deep layer: <a title="Vastus intermedius muscle" href="/articles/vastus-intermedius-muscle">vastus intermedius</a>
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