patella
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Kulusevski had surgery on a patella injury sustained last season while Maddison tore his anterior cruciate ligament in a pre-season friendly against Newcastle in June.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
“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
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
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
Vocabulary lists containing patella
Gross, Anatomy!
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - Middle School
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