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patella

[puh-tel-uh] / pəˈtɛl ə /
NOUN
knee
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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

But they are short of attacking midfielders - Maddison will take a long time to recover from his ACL injury, while Dejan Kulusevski is recovering from a long-term patella issue.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

Scoles, six months removed from two knee surgeries to correct a patella tendon that was peeling off her bone, was forced to withdraw from competition.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2024

There is no known timetable on Oladipo’s return from a patella tendon tear suffered in last season’s playoffs with Miami.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2023

“Furthermore, each leg of mine has seven sections—the coxa, the trochanter, the femur, the patella, the tibia, the metatarsus, and the tarsus.”

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White




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