patella

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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

“I’ve been dealing with patella tendinitis the entire season but over the weeks the pain has decreased,” Webster said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2025

There was nothing unusual in their collision, but a coincidence of torsion and tension ruptured Roigard’s patella tendon.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024

Backup guard Chandler Brewer is in the concussion protocol, and rookie Cooper Hodges injured a patella tendon and “is going to miss a little time.”

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2023

I learned that the bones in the leg are the femur, the tibia, the patella, and the fibula.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper