patella

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Dejan Kulusevski - one of Spurs' most dangerous game-changers - never played a minute under Frank because of surgery on a patella injury sustained last season.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

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

Carroll said Lucas is suffering from a patella tendon issue.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2023

“Coxa, trochanter, femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, and tarsus.”

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White