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Q-angle

The Q-angle is the angle made by two lines - one drawn from the middle of the kneecap (patella) to the bony bump a thumbsbreadth below it on the shin (the tibial tubercle), and the other being the line of the femur bone.

This gives an indication of the likelihood of excessive forces tending to pull the patella over to the outer (lateral) side.