Items tagged “patella alta”
5 results found
Case
Patellar tendon rupture
Published
05 Nov 2009
75% complete
X-ray
Case
Patella alta with lateral subluxation and retropatellar osteoarthritis
Published
10 May 2012
59% complete
MRI
Case
Medial patellofemoral ligament avulsion injury
Published
12 Apr 2020
100% complete
MRI
X-ray
Annotated image
Case
ACL avulsion fracture
Published
09 Jul 2021
77% complete
MRI
Article
Patellar height
Patella height is an important anatomical variation measured as the height of the patella compared to the knee joint line. A patella that sits too high is known as patella alta and a patella that sits too low is known as patella baja.
The patella plays an important role in human ambulation, kn...