This pain may be caused by soft cartilage under the kneecap (patella), referred pain from ... also is very important in controlling the knee cap and treating anterior knee pain.

Introduction Patellar tendinopathy (jumper's knee) is a common injury in those sports causing high-torque forces on the patella. Several investigations have tried to elucidate its aetiology, being ...

(tap tap) I'm down. Looks good. Move on to resurfacing the next of the three bones of the knee, the patella. The patella is the kneecap and the backside of the kneecap also has a layer of ...

A kneecap or patella fracture can cause: pain on and around the kneecap pain when moving the knee in any direction swelling difficulty extending the leg a deformed appearance due to broken pieces ...

The patellar tendon is the band-like tissue that connects the bottom of the patella to the tibia (shin bone). Iliotibial band syndrome manifests itself as a pain on the outside of the knee.