patellofemoraladj.
/pəˌtɛləʊˈfɛm(ə)rəl/, /pəˌtɛləʊˈfɛm(ə)rl̩/, U.S. /pəˌtɛloʊˈfɛmər(ə)l/, /pəˌtɛloʊˈfɛmrəl/ Medicine.
Of or relating to the patella and femur; spec. designating the articulation between the patella and femur; of or relating to this articulation.
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the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of arm or leg > bones of leg > [adjective] > bone of thigh
femoral1893
patellofemoral1934
the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of arm or leg > bones of leg > [adjective] > knee-cap
rotular1803
patellar1850
prepatellar1872
patellofemoral1934
1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Patellofemoral, of or pertaining to the patella and femur.
1957 J. C. Adams Outl. Fractures iii. 61 The joints most often affected are the shoulder.., the sterno-clavicular joint.., the patello-femoral joint.., and the ankle.
1978 Sci. Amer. Jan. 44/3 The [knee] joint includes two articulations, or movable parts... One is the patellofemoral bearing surface between the patella (the kneecap) and the femur (the thighbone).
1979 Clin. Orthopaedics No. 139. 179 The infrapatella strap, a new concept in nonsurgical management of patellofemoral pain, can be effective in 77% of patients.
2002 Amer. Jrnl. Sports Med. 30 483 Patients with patellofemoral pain.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1934