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Fig. 1 —Diagram shows compartmentalization of prepatellar bursa. SCCT =
subcutaneous cellular tissue; QT = quadriceps tendon; PT = patellar tendon; F
= femur; 1 = superficial compartment, or prepatellar subcutaneous bursal
space, between subcutaneous tissue and transverse superficial fascia; 2 =
intermediate compartment, or prepatellar subfascial bursal space, situated
between transverse superficial fascia and intermediate oblique fascia; 3 =
deepest compartment, or prepatellar subaponeurotic bursal space, between
intermediate oblique fascia and deep longitudinal fibers of rectus femoris
tendon, which inserts directly in patella (P).
