Oftentimes the orthopedic surgeon will drill a hole in the knee cap to alleviate swelling. This hole is often used to insert instruments and work internally on the knee as well.
Wrap the kneecap and transport asap to the hospital.
Some specific procedures performed by orthopedic surgeons include arthroplasty, arthroscopic surgery, bone grafting, fasciotomy, fracture repair, kneecap removal, and traction.
The kneecap bone is the patella. It slides up and down in a groove to cover the bottom front of the femur. If it dislocates laterally (to one side), it may cause swelling and pain.
I got a doctors note... or said i had a loose kneecap/popped my kneecap off. hopefully it isn't that bad tho? i just said my kneecap popped off, or you could say it's loose and hurts to walk on. good luck! or, if it's cut/scraped/bruised, just tell them you hurt your kneecap doing whatever ;P it's a better reason.
You have spelled it correctly, kneecap. A kneecap is the patella.
The remainder still have severe pain and may require arthroscopic surgery to repair the tissues inside the knee joint. In more severe cases, open surgery may be required to realign the kneecap and perhaps other corrections.
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).