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Patellar plexus
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<p>The patellar plexus is a <a href="/facts/Nerve_plexus/UdYSXLQH">nerve plexus</a> within the subcutaneous tissue overlying and surrounding the <a href="/facts/Patella/3m1PL3G1">patella</a> and <a href="/facts/Ligamentum_patellae/wEeMo9Sp">ligamentum patellae</a>. It is a fine network of communicating nerve fibres. </p><p>It is formed by the anterior division of <a href="/facts/Lateral_cutaneous_nerve_of_thigh/HV3EsGCc">lateral femoral cutaneous nerve</a>, terminal branches of the <a href="/facts/Intermediate_cutaneous_nerve/qKdG3fP7">intermediate femoral cutaneous nerve</a>, terminal branches of the <a href="/facts/Medial_cutaneous_nerve/qKdG3fP7">medial femoral cutaneous nerve</a>, and the infrapatellar branch of <a href="/facts/Saphenous_nerve/fjYQRVSJ">saphenous nerve</a>. </p>