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patella

[puh-tel-uh] / pəˈtɛl ə /
NOUN
knee
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But they are short of attacking midfielders - Maddison will take a long time to recover from his ACL injury, while Dejan Kulusevski is recovering from a long-term patella issue.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

It isn’t on the usual ‘wallet-phone-keys’ checklist, but, if you can’t locate a patella, it quickly becomes a pressing concern.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024

Scoles, six months removed from two knee surgeries to correct a patella tendon that was peeling off her bone, was forced to withdraw from competition.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2024

Seidel revealed Thursday on Instagram that she hurt her knee about a month ago and an MRI showed she had a fractured patella and partially torn patellar tendon.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024

It starts: Your decision not to have surgery means that realistically, with patella tendonitis, you may not be able to play again.

From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander




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