Patellar fx is shorthand for patellar fracture, or a broken kneecap.
The patellar tendon, just underneath the kneecap
Patellar means related to the patella bone. Patella is a sesamoid bone in the front of the knee joint. Terms are used like pre-pattellar or post-patellar. Pre-patellar means proximal to the patella or post patellar means distal to the patella bone. Patellar tendon or patellar dislocation. The expert in the English grammar should comment on the correctness of the term, please.
The patellar region is DISTAL to the femoral region.
The patellar reflex is enhanced by voluntary muscle activity in the quadriceps. When you contract your quadriceps, it stretches the patellar tendon, causing a stronger reflex response when the knee is tapped.
The common name for sub patellar bursitis is "knee bursitis."
In order to provoke the patellar reflex one must strike the patellar tendon with a tendon hammer (and only a tendon hammer, striking with an ordinary hammer is ill-advised). In other words, strike the region immediately below the patella.
Patellar reflex is an involuntary, deep tendon and myotatic reflex
Patellar mobs (mobilizations) are when a physician or therapist moves your knee cap (patella) either up and down or side to side. This is done to encourage proper joint function and enhance mobility.
The patella and anterior tbia attach to the patellar ligament.
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The patellar reflex employs the sensory and motor nerves in the leg that control the contraction of the quadriceps muscle in response to tapping the patellar tendon just below the knee cap.
Patella is the sesamoid bone, which has developed in the patellar tendon. This tendon is attached to the tuberosity on the upper and anterior part of tibia bone.