Tendon of vastus medialis muscle
Tendo musculi vasti medialis
Definition
The distal tendon of the vastus medialis muscle inserts into the patella, rectus femoris tendon, and vastus intermedius aponeurosis, playing a key role in patellar stabilization.
The distal tendon of the vastus medialis forms the second layer of the quadriceps tendon, that itself is composed of four layers: the superficial layer formed by the rectus femoris tendon, the second layer by the tendons of the vastus medialis and the superficial part of the vastus lateralis, the third layer by the intermediate part of the vastus lateralis, and the deepest fourth layer by the tendon of the vastus intermedius.
References
1.The Interaction Between the Vastus Medialis and Vastus Intermedius and Its Influence on the Extensor Apparatus of the Knee Joint.Grob K, Manestar M, Filgueira L, et al.Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy : Official Journal of the ESSKA. 2018;26(3):727-738. doi:10.1007/s00167-016-4396-3.
2.New Insights Into the Function of the Vastus Medialis With Clinical Implications.Toumi H, Poumarat G, Benjamin M, et al.Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2007;39(7):1153-9. doi:10.1249/01.mss.0b013e31804ec08d.
3.Muscle Architecture of Vastus Medialis Obliquus and Longus and Its Functional Implications: A Three-Dimensional Investigation.Castanov V, Hassan SA, Shakeri S, et al.Clinical Anatomy (New York, N.Y.). 2019;32(4):515-523. doi:10.1002/ca.23344.
