Journal of American Science 2013;9(1) http://www.jofamericanscience.org 186 movement abnormalities with vermian malformations (Dekaban et al., 1969; Khan et al., 2008; Malaki et al., 2012).
paÂ·telÂ·la. , pl. patellae (pÄ-tel'Ä, -Ä) [TA] The large sesamoid bone that covers the anterior surface of the knee. It is formed in the tendon of the quadriceps femoris muscle and is attached to the tibia by the patellar tendon. Synonym(s): kneecap.
A subluxing patella (kneecap) is a temporary, partial dislocation of the. kneecap from its normal position in the groove in the end of the thigh. bone (femur). This groove is located between two bumps at the end of the. thigh bone called the femoral condyles.