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articular surface of patella
The posterior surface of the patella, covered with hyaline cartilage & subdivided by a vertical ridge into larger lateral & a smaller medial surface, for articulation with the corresponding condyles of the femur.
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patella (kneecap)
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
Component-of
patella (kneecap)