Sentence examples for patella from inspiring English sources

The kneecap (patella) is such a bone.

Chondromalacia patella, also called chondromalacia of the patella, condition in which the cartilage on the undersurface of the kneecap (patella) becomes softened or damaged.

Chondromalacia patella is, generally, an overuse injury found in athletes with extrinsic anatomical abnormalities of the lower extremity.

The symptoms of chondromalacia patella can resemble those of other knee problems.

In addition, viscosupplementation is often used in the management of patellofemoral pain syndrome and chondromalacia patella when physical therapy is not sufficient.

The conservative approach to chondromalacia patella focuses on physical therapy and activity modification.

The attachment of the ligament of the kneecap, or patella, to the tibial tuberosity in front completes the knee joint.

The rounded ends of the tibia move forward and backward on the corresponding ends of the femur; the kneecap, or patella, rests upon the ends of the femur and serves to prevent the tibia from moving too far forward when the leg is bent.

The vastus medialis obliquus (a medial thigh muscle that helps stabilize the patella) is often relatively underdeveloped.

Two large prominences, or condyles, on either side of the lower end of the femur form the upper half of the knee joint, which is completed below by the tibia (shin) and patella (kneecap).

Each leg consists of eight segments: the coxa, attached to the cephalothorax; a small trochanter; a long, strong femur; a short patella; a long tibia; a metatarsus; a tarsus, which may be subdivided in some species; and a small pretarsus, which bears two claws in spiders that do not build webs and an additional claw between them in web-building ones.