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Results 1 - 10 of 31 for kneecap
  1. Kneecap dislocation - aftercare 
    Your kneecap (patella) sits over the front of your knee joint. As you bend or straighten your knee, the underside of your kneecap glides over a groove in the bones that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000585.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Kneecap dislocation 
    Kneecap dislocation occurs when the round-shaped bone covering the knee (patella) moves or slides out of ... Kneecap dislocation often occurs after a sudden change in direction when your leg is planted. This puts ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001070.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Broken kneecap - aftercare 
    A broken kneecap occurs when the small round bone (patella) that sits over the front of your knee joint breaks. Sometimes when a broken kneecap occurs, the patella or quadriceps tendon can also ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000582.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Genitopatellar syndrome 
    ... condition characterized by genital abnormalities, missing or underdeveloped kneecaps (patellae), intellectual disability, and abnormalities affecting other parts ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/genitopatellar-syndrome - Genetics
  5. Ohdo syndrome, Say-Barber-Biesecker-Young-Simpson variant 
    ... by genital abnormalities in males, missing or underdeveloped kneecaps (patellae), intellectual disability, distinctive facial features, and abnormalities ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...ay-barber-biesecker-young-simpson-variant - Genetics
  6. Anterior knee pain 
    ... the tissue (cartilage) on the underside of the kneecap (patella) Runner's knee -- sometimes called patellar tendinitis Lateral ... the knee Patella arthritis -- cartilage breakdown underneath your kneecap
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000452.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Knee joint replacement 
    ... metal and strong plastic. Back side of your kneecap -- Your kneecap is called the patella. The replacement part is ... centimeters) long. Then your surgeon will: Move your kneecap out of the way Cut the ends of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002974.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Knee pain 
    ... to overuse or deconditioned tissue Dislocation of the kneecap Fracture of the kneecap or other bones Iliotibial band syndrome -- Injury to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003187.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Dislocations (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... few weeks. Once you dislocate a shoulder or kneecap, you are more likely to dislocate it again. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/dislocations.html - Health Topics
  10. Knee Injuries and Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your knee joint is made up of bone, cartilage, ligaments and fluid. Muscles and tendons help the knee joint move. When any of these structures is hurt or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/kneeinjuriesanddisorders.html - Health Topics
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