peripatellar

English

Etymology

peri- +‎ patellar

Adjective

peripatellar (not comparable)

  1. Around the patella.
    • 2015 July 21, Armin Keshmiri et al., “The influence of component alignment on patellar kinematics in total knee arthroplasty”, in Acta Orthopaedica‎, volume 86, DOI:10.3109/17453674.2015.1005907:
      In any case, this may be a kinematic parameter that would explain increased patellofemoral pressure and changes in peripatellar soft tissue tension after TKA throughout flexion, as described in some recent investigations.
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