- See
Quads
Origin: upper part of intertrochanteric line, anterior and lower borders
of greater trochanter, lateral lip of gluteal tuberosity, upper
half of linea aspera, lateral intermuscular septum, and tendon of
the
gluteus maximus;
Insertion: lateral border of the patella by the ligamentum patella into tibia tubercle;
Action: extends the leg at the knee and draws the patella lateral.
Nerve Supply:
femoral,
l3
>
l2,
l4; (see
innervation)
Synergists:
rectus femoris,
vastus intermedius, vastus medialis;
Arterial supply: descending and transverse branches of
lateral femoral circumflex artery;
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Anatomy of the junction
of the vastus lateralis tendon and the patella.
