patella

Example Sentences

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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

“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

Rivera said Obada is dealing with a patella injury, though added said he anticipated the injury being on the shorter side rather than costing him the season.

From Washington Times • Aug. 31, 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