quadriceps tendon

The quadriceps tendon is the large tendon right above the kneecap. The quadriceps tendon is a component of the extensor mechanism of the knee that includes the quadriceps muscle, quadriceps tendon as well as kneecap and patellar tendon. Once the quadriceps muscle contracts, force is conveyed through the quadriceps tendon, across the kneecap, via the […]