patella

A Primer explaining the importance of the patella in the knee.

Many structural conditions can cause pain around the kneecap. This is an overview.

A discussion of various anatomical concepts relating to the kneecap.

A discussion of the anatomy of the patella, and how small anatomical variations may lead to kneecap pain.

Primer discussing all the conditions that may result in pain around the kneecap.

The patella is the kneecap - the bone at the front of the knee. It is unusual in being a bone within a tendon - the tendon of the quadriceps muscle that spans the region from the hip to the shinbone. Any factor affecting the muscle-tendon complex is likely to trigger symptoms around the patella.