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  2. Patellar tendon rupture - Wikipedia

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    The upper part of the patellar tendon attaches on the lower part of the knee cap, and the lower part of the patella tendon attaches to the tibial tubercle on the front of the tibia. Above the knee cap, the quadriceps muscle via the quadriceps tendon attaches to the top of the knee cap. This structure allows the knee to flex and extend, allowing ...

  3. Hornets' Miles Bridges out at least 2 weeks with bone bruise ...

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    The Charlotte Hornets won't have second-leading scorer Miles Bridges in their lineup for at least two weeks after he was diagnosed with a bone bruise in his right knee.. Bridges' injury was ...

  4. Patellar dislocation - Wikipedia

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    X-ray and MRI after luxation of the patella. There is a fragment and bone bruise at the medial surface of the patella and in the corresponding surface of the lateral condyle of the femur. The medial retinaculum of the patella is disrupted. Two types of treatment options are typically available: Surgery

  5. Patellofemoral pain syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS; not to be confused with jumper's knee) is knee pain as a result of problems between the kneecap and the femur. [4] The pain is generally in the front of the knee and comes on gradually. [2] [4] Pain may worsen with sitting down with a bent knee for long periods of time, excessive use, or climbing and ...

  6. Medial knee injuries - Wikipedia

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    MRI can also show associated bone bruises on the lateral side of the knee, which one study shows, happen in almost half of medial knee injuries. [19] Knee MRIs should be avoided for knee pain without mechanical symptoms or effusion, and upon non-successful results from a functional rehabilitation program. [20]

  7. Dan Campbell and his kneecap-biting Lions are on the ... - AOL

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    DETROIT — Three years to the day since Dan Campbell stood behind a lectern talking about how his Detroit team would be “biting kneecaps,” Lions fans stood in the corner of Ford Field and ...

  8. Kneecapping - Wikipedia

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    Kneecapping is a form of malicious wounding, often as torture, in which the victim is injured in the knee.The injury is typically inflicted by a low-velocity gunshot to the knee pit with a handgun.

  9. Attenuated patella alta - Wikipedia

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    It is characterized by an unusually small knee cap that develops out of and above the joint. Typically, as the knee cap sits in the joint, it is stimulated to growth by abrasion from the opposing bones. When not situated properly in the joint, the knee cap does not experience such stimulation and remains small and undeveloped.