infrapatellar

Below the patella it is separated from the ligamentum patellæ by a considerable quantity of fat, known as the infrapatellar pad.

III. Syndesmology. 7b. The Knee-joint 1918

The posterior surface of the ligamentum patellæ is separated from the synovial membrane of the joint by a large infrapatellar pad of fat, and from the tibia by a bursa.

III. Syndesmology. 7b. The Knee-joint 1918

Here they communicate with the medial cutaneous nerve and the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous, to form the patellar plexus.

IX. Neurology. 6d. The Lumbosacral Plexus 1918

The terminal filaments of this nerve frequently communicate with the anterior cutaneous branches of the femoral nerve, and with the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve, forming with them the patellar plexus.

IX. Neurology. 6d. The Lumbosacral Plexus 1918

At the medial side of the knee it gives off a large infrapatellar branch, which pierces the Sartorius and fascia lata, and is distributed to the skin in front of the patella.

IX. Neurology. 6d. The Lumbosacral Plexus 1918

The anterior branch runs downward on the Sartorius, perforates the fascia lata at the lower third of the thigh, and divides into two branches: one supplies the integument as low down as the medial side of the knee; the other crosses to the lateral side of the patella, communicating in its course with the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve.

IX. Neurology. 6d. The Lumbosacral Plexus 1918

The infrapatellar branch is occasionally small, and ends by joining the anterior cutaneous branches of the femoral, which supply its place in front of the knee.

IX. Neurology. 6d. The Lumbosacral Plexus 1918