User talk:Kuduloka

Patellar ligament
Hi ! I notice that you added the template "Disputed" to the page Patellar ligament. I also notice that you did not state why you did this on the talk page. Would you mind explaining why you added this template to the article? I have removed it for now. Thanks! Bibeyjj (talk) 09:41, 20 February 2021 (UTC)


 * The reason is, a ligament is a a fibrous attachment from bone to bone. In many anatomy books, this is referred to as the patellar tendon.  An argument can be made that the fibrous attachment is a ligament.  I am disputing it on the basis that the patella is a sesmoid bone and does not begin to form until 3 years of age.  For this reason, it is argued that this is a tendon and not a ligament; because the muscles of the quadriceps form into this one tendon, and the patella forms inside. Kuduloka (talk) 20:21, 20 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi ! Thank you for clarifying this. You do have a good point that, at least before the patella forms, it would be more accurate to describe it as the patellar tendon. Both Gray's Anatomy and Sobotta's Atlas list it as the patellar ligament, but then many other sources describe it as the patellar ligament. I will raise this issue with WikiProject Anatomy on the talk page. Thanks! Bibeyjj (talk) 13:42, 21 February 2021 (UTC)