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What is the kneecap medical term?
"Patella" is another name for the kneecap. "Patellar" means pertaining to the kneecap.
What is the madical term for shoulder blade?
The shoulder blade is the scapula.
What is the medical term meaning kneecap and upper leg bone?
Kneecap is patella, upper leg bone is femur, and the term meaning pertaining to the kneecap and upper leg bone is patellofemoral.
Where is the patella locted?
"Patella" is the medical term for kneecap.
What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of the kneecap?
The medical term for the surgical removal of the kneecap is patellectomy. This procedure is typically performed to treat severe knee conditions or injuries that have not responded to conservative treatments. After a patellectomy, patients may experience changes in knee function and may require rehabilitation to regain strength and mobility.
What is the medical terminology combining form meaning pertaining to the kneecap?
Patellofemoral is the term meaning related to the kneecap and upper leg bone.
How do you spell kneecap?
You have spelled it correctly, kneecap. A kneecap is the patella.
What is the medical term pertaining to the knee cap?
Patellar means pertaining to the kneecap. The patella is the medical term for the knee cap.
When is kneecap removal performed?
The kneecap is fractured or shattered. The kneecap dislocates easily and repeatedly. Degenerative arthritis of the kneecap causes extreme pain.
What is the purpose of kneecap removal?
When the kneecap is fractured or shattered. When the kneecap dislocates easily and repeatedly. When degenerative arthritis of the kneecap causes extreme pain.
Does the kneecap have a nickname?
'kneecap' IS the nickname (for patella)
What is the medical term meaning degenerative disorder affecting the cartilage that covers the back of the kneecap?
Chondromalacia patella
