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Article: Nicholas J. Patella, Senior Chief, Storekeeper, USN ...
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA);  March 25, 2007 ;     659 words ... ... Jeffrey, of Seattle, WA, John C. Patella and his wife, Lienyvette, of Sanford, FL, and Joseph C. Patella of Swampscott, MA; 6 grandchildren: Krista Patella of Myrtle Beach, SC, and Richard Hall, Jeremy Hall ...

Dictionary definition: Patella vulgata
A Dictionary of Earth Sciences;      236 words ...Patella vulgata See ARCHAEOGASTROPODA ; and ‘PATELLA’ BEACH .

Article: Patella Instability.
Bulletin of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases;  December 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... examination, signifying the ability of the patella to be translated out of the trochlear ... the knee gives-way as a result of the patella slipping out of the trochlear groove ... dislocation and subluxations. Bony Anatomy The patella is the largest sesamoid bone in the body ...

Article: Nail-Patella Syndrome
Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence;      700+ words ...Nail-patella syndrome Definition Nail-patella syndrome is a genetic disease of ... Description Patients who have nail-patella syndrome may show a variety of ... developed fingernails, toenails, and patellae (kneecaps). Other common abnormalities ...

Article: Chondromalacia patellae and orthotic support
Dynamic Chiropractic;  November 30, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... structures, will cause the patella to rub and grind with each sliding ... cartilage on the underside of the patella (chondromalacia patellae) and degeneration of the articular ... difficult. Abnormal tracking of the patella in the femoral groove develops ...

Article: Tophaceous gout in the bipartite patella with ...
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery;  August 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... excised partite bone. The patella was then fixed by bioabsorbable ... in the knee, especially the patella, is rare. To the best of ... of tophus in or around the patella in the English medical literature ... occurring in the bipartite patellae.9,13,14 However, in ...

Article: WVU guard picks health over hoops: Nick Patella hangs up ...
Charleston Daily Mail;  December 2, 2004 ;     646 words ... ... MAIL SPORTSWRITER Six weeks ago, Nick Patella sat and discussed his injury-prone basketball ... evaluate what's really important," Patella said that day in the Coliseum. A reserve ... earned a scholarship this school year, Patella received that severe concussion Friday ...