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Patella meaning
The sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap. | A little dish or vase. | An orbicular sessile apothecium, with a marginal rim distinct from the thallus.
Synonyms of Patella
Example sentences (14)
Above the knee: femur, knee: patella, below the knee: tibia, fibula.
Rangers LHP James Jones tore the patella tendon in his right knee on Monday.
Rankin was activated from the PUP from when he sustained the patella injury in his knee that ended his 2019 season.
Suns: Played without C Aron Baynes (left hip soreness), F Cameron Johnson and C/F Frank Kaminsky III (right patella stress fracture).
That September, his season ended early because he needed patella surgery.
The company’s key offerings in the knee braces market include Axiom-D Elite Ligament Knee Brace, Roadrunner Soft Knee Brace, Fusion OA Plus, 20.50 Patella, and EPO Lite Post-Op Knee Brace.
Carlton forward Charlie Curnow faces a significantly disrupted pre-season after fracturing his patella in an accident unrelated to football.
Carlton said that while the injury happened to the same knee on which he had surgery in the post-season after falling while playing a casual game of basketball with teammates in early October, the fractured patella was a new complaint.
If it’s a Patella dislocation, Mahomes would be out until Week 14.
Then, on opening night of the 2017-18 season, he ruptured his patella, ending his season and his Nets tenure.
He played for the Rams in Super Bowl XIV but was forced to retire early due to a ruptured patella.
Fibers from the medial and lateral vasti form two retinacula that stretch past the patella on either sides down to the condyles of the tibia.
The patella (kneecap) is the bone in front of the knee.
The patella or kneecap on each side is an example of a larger sesamoid bone.