"Patella" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The flat, triangular bone situated at the anterior part of the KNEE.
| Descriptor ID |
D010329
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.043.650.624 A02.835.232.730.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Patella- Patella
- Patellas
- Kneecap
- Kneecaps
- Knee Cap
- Knee Caps
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Patella" by people in this website by year, and whether "Patella" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patella" by people in Profiles.
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Hanna AJ, Campbell MP, Matthews J, Onor G, Perez AR, Tucker B, Freedman KB. Comparable Outcomes Between Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation and Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation in the Setting of Patellar Realignment. Arthroscopy. 2025 06; 41(6):1979-1986.
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DeMik DE, Lizcano JD, Jimenez E, Mullen KJ, Lonner JH, Krueger CA. Does Resurfacing the Patella Increase the Risk of Extensor Mechanism Injury within the First 2 Years after Total Knee Arthroplasty? J Knee Surg. 2025 Feb; 38(3):110-114.
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Dennis ER, Marmor WA, Propp BE, Erickson BJ, Gruber S, Brady JM, Nguyen JT, Shubin Stein BE. Isolated Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for Recurrent Patellar Instability Regardless of Tibial Tubercle-Trochlear Groove Distance and Patellar Height: Minimum 5-Year Outcomes. Am J Sports Med. 2024 Jul; 52(9):2196-2204.
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Zandee van Rilland ED, Payne SR, Gorbachova T, Shea KG, Sherman SL, Boutin RD. MRI of patellar stabilizers: Anatomic visibility, inter-reader reliability, and intra-reader reproducibility of primary and secondary ligament anatomy. Skeletal Radiol. 2024 Mar; 53(3):555-566.
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Held MB, Gazgalis A, Sarpong NO, Geller JA, Shah RP, Cooper HJ. Management of the Patella During Total Knee Arthroplasty. JBJS Rev. 2021 Sep 13; 9(9).
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Zmistowski BM, Fillingham YA, Salmons HI, Ward DT, Good RP, Lonner JH. Routine Patellar Resurfacing During Total Knee Arthroplasty Is Not Cost-Effective in Patients Without Patellar Arthritis. J Arthroplasty. 2019 Sep; 34(9):1963-1968.
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Courtney PM, Edmiston TA, Pflederer CT, Levine BR, Gerlinger TL. Is There Any Role for Direct Repair of Extensor Mechanism Disruption?Following Total Knee Arthroplasty? J Arthroplasty. 2018 07; 33(7S):S244-S248.
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Courtney PM, Lee GC. Early Outcomes of Kinematic Alignment in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta-Analysis of the Literature. J Arthroplasty. 2017 06; 32(6):2028-2032.e1.
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Adams AJ, Kazarian GS, Lonner JH. Preoperative Patellofemoral Chondromalacia is Not a Contraindication for Fixed-Bearing Medial Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2017 06; 32(6):1786-1791.
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Bayhan IA, Er MS, Nishnianidze T, Ditro C, Rogers KJ, Miller F, Mackenzie WG. Gait Pattern and Lower Extremity Alignment in Children With Diastrophic Dysplasia. J Pediatr Orthop. 2016 Oct-Nov; 36(7):709-14.