Once way to fracture your kneecap is by turning too fast or too far to one side. When this happens your kneecap will at first dislocate. When the kneecap pops back into place it is possible for the kneecap to slide against another bone and cause a fracture.
Patellar fx is shorthand for patellar fracture, or a broken kneecap.
You have spelled it correctly, kneecap. A kneecap is the patella.
The kneecap is fractured or shattered. The kneecap dislocates easily and repeatedly. Degenerative arthritis of the kneecap causes extreme pain.
When the kneecap is fractured or shattered. When the kneecap dislocates easily and repeatedly. When 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).
Some specific procedures performed by orthopedic surgeons include arthroplasty, arthroscopic surgery, bone grafting, fasciotomy, fracture repair, kneecap removal, and traction.
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