The patella or kneecap on each side is an example of a larger sesamoid bone.

The patella ( kneecap ) is the bone in front of the knee.

Paella is a Valencian word which derives from the Old French word paelle for pan which in turn comes from the Latin word patella for pan.

A boy's discus was about twelve centimeters in diameter, while a normal adult patella is around five centimeters, suggesting Ajax may have been around 14 feet (~ 4. 3 meters ) tall.

A very effective way of off-loading the ITB and restoring VMO control / normal medial glide of the patella, is via " McConnell's Taping ", or taping pulling the knee medially ( inward ).

Scoliosis is sometimes associated with other conditions, such as Ehlers – Danlos syndrome ( hyperflexibility, " floppy baby " syndrome, and other variants of the condition ), Charcot – Marie – Tooth disease, Prader – Willi syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta, kyphosis, cerebral palsy, spinal muscular atrophy, muscular dystrophy, familial dysautonomia, CHARGE syndrome, Friedreich's ataxia, fragile X syndrome, proteus syndrome, spina bifida, Marfan's syndrome, nail – patella syndrome, neurofibromatosis, connective tissue disorders, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, hemihypertrophy, and craniospinal axis disorders ( e. g., syringomyelia, mitral valve prolapse, Arnold – Chiari malformation ), and amniotic band syndrome.

The most common health issue is Luxating patella.

Luxating patella is another health issue in the Pomeranian breed.

Each leg is composed of six segments: the coxa, trochanter, femur, patella, tibia, and tarsus.

The knee is a hinge type synovial joint, which is composed of three functional compartments: the femoropatellar articulation consists of the patella, or " kneecap ", and the patellar groove on the front of the femur through which it slides ; and the medial and lateral femorotibial articulations linking the femur, or thigh bone, with the tibia, the main bone of the lower leg.

It is also occasionally called the patellar tendon because there is no definite separation between the quadriceps tendon ( which surrounds the patella ) and the area connecting the patella to the tibia.

Patellar luxation, also known as luxating patella, is a hereditary disorder affecting the knees.

The patella is also a form of sesamoid bone in the horse.

The tuberosity of the tibia, a crest to which the patellar ligament attaches in mammals, is instead the insertion point for the tendon of the quadriceps muscle in reptiles, birds, and amphibians, which have no patella.

The patella, also known as the knee cap or kneepan, is a thick, circular-triangular bone which articulates with the femur and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint.

The patella is roughly triangular in shape with its base facing proximally ( towards the torso ) and its tip ( apex patellae ) facing distally ( towards the feet ).

The breed is also one of the least likely to be affected by a luxating patella, where the knee cap slips out of place.

Attenuated patella alta is an extremely rare condition affecting mobility and leg strength.

It is characterized by an unusually small knee cap ( patella ) that develops out of and above the joint.

A similar condition, patella alta, can occur as the result of a sports injury, though the large majority of the time it is a congenital / developmental condition that is unrelated to trauma.

The muscle may be split into two parts, and one part may be inserted into the fascia lata, the femur, the ligament of the patella or the tendon of the Semitendinosus.

The degree of genu valgum can be estimated by the, which is the angle formed by a line drawn from the anterior superior iliac spine through the center of the patella and a line drawn from the center of the patella to the center of the tibial tubercle.

Livingston injured almost every part of his knee, tearing the anterior cruciate ligament ( ACL ), the posterior cruciate ligament ( PCL ), and the lateral meniscus, badly spraining his medial collateral ligament ( MCL ), and dislocating his patella and his tibia-femoral joint.

The knee joint joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two articulations: one between the femur and tibia, and one between the femur and patella.

Nordentoft used sterile saline or boric acid solution as his optic media and entered the joint by a portal on the outer border of the patella.

An arthroscope allows a complete evaluation of the entire knee joint, including the knee cap ( patella ), the cartilage surfaces, the meniscus, the ligaments ( ACL & PCL ), and the joint lining.

In dogs, the patella is a small bone that shields the front of the stifle joint.

As the knee joint is moved, the patella slides in a grove in the femur.

The quadriceps, specifically the vastus medialis, plays the important role of stabilizing the patella and the knee joint during gait.

* Grade II-the patella can be manually luxated or it can spontaneously luxate with flexion of the stifle joint.

The patella remains luxated until it is manually reduced or when the animal extends the joint and derotates the tibia in the opposite direction of luxation ;

* Grade III-the patella remains luxated most of the time but can be manually reduced with the stifle joint in extension.

The surgery required is governed by the type of abnormality present, but often involves a sulcoplasty, a deepening of the trochlear sulcus that the patella sits in, a re-alignment of the attachment of the patella tendon on the tibia, and tightening / releasing of the capsule either side of the patella, according to which side the patella is slipping.

Examples of sesamoid bones are the patella and the pisiform.

Tape from the bottom half of the patella, to under the knee over the patella tendon.

In this process, osteocytes inflitrate the tendon and lay down bone as they would in sesamoid bone such as the patella.

* The patella and the ulna protect the knee and the elbow respectively.

It occurs when, through either malformation or trauma, the ridges forming the patellar groove in the knee are not prominent and are too shallow to allow the patella to properly sit securely.

This can cause the patella to " luxate " ( jump out of the groove ) sideways which will cause the leg to lock up with the foot off the ground.

Whilst the muscles are contracted the patella cannot return to the correct position.

Two non-communicative bursae are located in front of the patella and below the patellar tendon, and others are sometimes present.

The patellar ligament connects the patella to the tuberosity of the tibia.