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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

Three months before that World Cup, one the U.S. exited in the round of 16 for the first time, Swanson tore the patella tendon in her left knee.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024

There is no known timetable on Oladipo’s return from a patella tendon tear suffered in last season’s playoffs with Miami.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2023

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