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Lateral retinaculum (dictionary definition)
Submitted by admin on April 30, 2008 - 4:34pm.
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Lateral retinaculum
The lateral retinaculum is the fibrous thickening of the knee capsule on the outer (lateral) aspect of the knee.
When it is tight, it pulls the patella over to the lateral side, and the patient may experience knee pain from stress of the joint cartilage.
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