Henry Gray

Fracture of the patella may be produced by muscular action or by direct violence. When produced by muscular action, it occurs thus: a person in danger of falling forwards attempts to recover himself by throwing the body backwards, and the violent action of the quadriceps extensor upon the patella snaps the bone transversely across.

English Scientist

Big E

I had my both my ACLs repaired in college and I broke my patella, so those were all nine-month ordeals, if not longer.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands

I dislocated my patella on the court - that's what the pain was coming from - and I ruptured my patella tendon.

American Tennis Player

I tore both of my ACLs. I broke my right patella. I tore my left pec, all within about a 2 1/2-year span.

Use 'patella' when talking about knee injuries or anatomy in a medical or scientific setting.

Medical Context

'Patella' is a technical term preferred by medical professionals rather than 'kneecap'.

Technical Term

'Patella' is often used when discussing specific conditions such as fractures or dislocations.

Injuries and Conditions

 just a few minutes ago my patella was very here and I had to do a little bit of this to get it back into its fresh place we are super remote so there