Variations in the anterior patellar groove of the human femur.
An analysis of the anterior patellar groove of the human femur shows considerable variation in its medial and lateral spects. The groove itself, measured by the angle it encloses, shows considerably less variation than its individual components. The suggested functional relationship between bicondylar angle and lateral elevation of the patellar groove does not obtain for this sample.
D000328:Adult; D005269:Femur / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans