"Patella" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The flat, triangular bone situated at the anterior part of the KNEE.
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Patella".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Patella".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Patella" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Patella" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1991 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1992 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1993 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1994 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2000 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2007 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2015 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2016 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2017 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Patella" by people in Profiles.
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Editorial Commentary: Trochlear Dysplasia Is Difficult to Measure, No Matter How You Slice It. Arthroscopy. 2021 04; 37(4):1212-1213.
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Predicting Risk of Recurrent Patellofemoral Instability With Measurements of Extensor Mechanism Containment. Am J Sports Med. 2021 03; 49(3):706-712.
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Gait deviations and muscle strength deficits in subjects with patellar instability. Knee. 2020 Aug; 27(4):1285-1290.
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Comparison of Patellofemoral Kinematics and Stability After Medial Patellofemoral Ligament and Medial Quadriceps Tendon-Femoral Ligament Reconstruction. Am J Sports Med. 2020 07; 48(9):2252-2259.
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Editorial Commentary: Repair or Reconstruct? Addressing Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Insufficiency in the Absence of Morphologic Abnormalities. Arthroscopy. 2020 06; 36(6):1735-1737.
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Reduction of Patella-baja and Pseudo-patella-baja Does Not Improve Range of Motion in Patients After Mega-TKA. In Vivo. 2020 May-Jun; 34(3):1153-1158.
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Accuracy and Reliability of the Visual Assessment of Patellar Tracking. Am J Sports Med. 2020 02; 48(2):370-375.
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The Ribbon-shaped Femoral Footprint of the Medial Patellofemoral Ligament: Implications for Reconstruction. Sports Med Arthrosc Rev. 2019 Dec; 27(4):150-153.
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When to Add Lateral Soft Tissue Balancing? Sports Med Arthrosc Rev. 2019 Dec; 27(4):e25-e31.
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Blood DNA methylation biomarkers of cumulative lead exposure in adults. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2021 02; 31(1):108-116.