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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...