Babies have kneecaps at birth, but they are soft cartilage. They harden into bone at about 3 years old.
Kneecaps do not form in a fetus. Newborns have no kneecaps. They develop when the child reaches 2 to 6 years old.
6 months
Kneecap removal, or patellectomy, is the surgical removal of the patella, commonly called the kneecap.
Sesamoid bones grow within tendons. An example of a sesamoid bone is the patella (kneecap).
I call it caltilage and muscle and maybe little pieces of bones that come off in time. by Usama Ahmed
kneecap
The Kneecap
You have spelled it correctly, kneecap. A kneecap is the patella.
When the kneecap is fractured or shattered. When the kneecap dislocates easily and repeatedly. When degenerative arthritis of the kneecap causes extreme pain.
The kneecap is fractured or shattered. The kneecap dislocates easily and repeatedly. Degenerative arthritis of the kneecap causes extreme pain.
'kneecap' IS the nickname (for patella)
"Patella" is another name for the kneecap. "Patellar" means pertaining to the kneecap.
i use kneecap to my knee .
The patella is a bone (specifically, the kneecap).
Kneecap removal, or patellectomy, is the surgical removal of the patella, commonly called the kneecap.
Patella is another word for kneecap.
The kneecap, or patella, is bone.
The bone that is normally know as the kneecap is called the Patella...:D
Patello- is the medicla terminology combining form meaning kneecap.