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If at the moment of the injury his knee was hyper-extended and twisted, which ligaments would have been damaged as well?

A 23 yo professional basketball player injured his left knee during a game. After the team trainer examined him, he was taken off the court and to the ER. After a CT, he was diagnosed with a fracture of the patella.
1. What connects the patella to the tibia?
2. If at the moment of the injury his knee was hyper-extended and twisted, which ligaments would have been damaged as well?

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