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 ...

(tap tap) I'm down. Looks good. Move on to resurfacing the next of the three bones of the knee, the patella. The patella is the kneecap and the backside of the kneecap also has a layer of ...

atypical patellar shape, and increased femoral anteversion. No patients were identified for exclusion on this basis. The final study group included 62 primary total knee arthroplasties in 57 ...

The quadriceps tendon attaches your quadriceps muscles to your kneecap (patella). It works to straighten your knee, which helps you walk, jump, and climb stairs. If the tendon becomes inflamed ...

The circulatory blood supply to the patella is made up of branches of six ... and found noteworthy differences in the arterial tract anatomy. The intrinsic arterial system was constant in all ...

All four heads are located on the front of the thighs and insert into the patella via the quadricep tendon, with the primary responsibility for leg extension at the knee joint, she reiterates. The ...

Vedant Tiwari, a 19-year-old athlete, faced a life-changing event. He was injured in a road traffic accident. The incident ...

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WebMD explains common things that can cause knee pain. They do their job so well that you might take them for granted. WebMD's slideshow can help you learn how knees are put together and what can ...

A dancer since she was 2 years old and a long-time swimmer, Laila Lee was crushed when doctors told her that a genetic knee ...

Objectives: This non-randomised pilot study investigated the effect of eccentric quadriceps training on 17 patients (22 tendons) with painful chronic patellar tendinopathy. Results: Good clinical ...

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