patella

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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

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

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

Backup guard Chandler Brewer is in the concussion protocol, and rookie Cooper Hodges injured a patella tendon and “is going to miss a little time.”

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2023

It starts: Your decision not to have surgery means that realistically, with patella tendonitis, you may not be able to play again.

From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander