Henry Gray

Fracture of the patella may be produced by muscular action or by direct violence. When produced by muscular action, it occurs thus: a person in danger of falling forwards attempts to recover himself by throwing the body backwards, and the violent action of the quadriceps extensor upon the patella snaps the bone transversely across.

English Scientist

Used often in medical or fitness discussions to talk about leg muscles and exercises.

Anatomy Context

Frequently mentioned when discussing leg injuries related to sports or workouts.

Injury Reference

Commonly used when talking about strengthening leg muscles for better athletic performance.

Fitness Goals

 where it now lives. And what he actually did was he de-vascularized it from my calf and re-vascularized it in my thigh and then connected it to the good parts of my knee and my hip. And then he took out a third of my quadriceps muscle. This is a surgery so rare

Quadriceps