Assertion: patella | /r/CapableOf | lie over prominent part of the femur
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text: I have noted that in the ox also it lies in this position when the knee is iii the position of fullest functional extension, even though there is then a considerable flexion angulation between the femur and the tibia; the patella then lies over the prominent part of the femur and it seems to me clear that in addition to its other functions it will protect the lower end of the femur from the friction of the quadriceps tendon.