A kneecap injury can happen from a blow to the knee or a fall. Some injuries can also occur due to overuse. When you injure ...

The patella is the largest sesamoid bone in the body and articulates with the trochlear groove of the femur. It usually possesses a median ridge that divides the proximal patella into medial and ...

In medical terms, the fabella - which means little bean - is a sesamoid bone, meaning it grows in the tendon of a muscle, just like the kneecap or patella. Dr Michael Berthaume and colleagues at ...

As in humans, your dog’s kneecap is a bone that sits on the front of their knee. It actually sits inside a tendon that goes ...

which is called the patella, and attaches down to your lower bone, the tibia here. And basically it's a tendon that's a part of the extensor mechanism that helps actually extend your knee.

A Pierre teen is hopeful his rare knee condition will soon be behind him. His story is tonight’s Avera Medical Minute.

and in six knees all three bone compartments (the distal femur, the patella, and the proximal tibia) exhibited diffuse uptake. Conclusions: Scintigrams of approximately half of the patients with PFPS ...

THAT’S WHERE YOUR QUAD OR THIGH MUSCLES HITS YOUR KNEECAP AND THEN TO YOUR SHIN BONE. PATELLOFEMORAL SYNDROME. THEY CALL IT INFRAPATELLAR TENDINITIS, WHICH IS A LITTLE MORE COMMON IN MEN ...

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common, particularly among athletes, and often result in knee instability and ...

Antetokounmpo began the year managing tendinitis in his right patella. Player: Andre Jackson Jr. Injury: Left hip pointer, which is a synonym for bruise at the top of the bone. Analysis ...