patella

bone of the leg in front of the knee
AnatomicalStructure class_of_anatomical_entity Q229081
patella
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patella

Summary

patella is a class of anatomical entity[1]. patella ranks in the top 5% of class_of_anatomical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,643 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • patella's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[3].
  • patella is a type of sesamoid bones of knee[4].
  • patella is a type of particular anatomical entity[5].
  • patella's Commons category is recorded as Patella[6].
  • patella comprises base of patella[7].
  • patella comprises apex of patella[8].
  • patella comprises anterior surface of patella[9].
  • patella comprises articular surface of patella[10].
  • patella's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Patella[11].
  • patella's described at URL is recorded as https://neal.fun/earth-reviews/kneecaps[12].
  • patella's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[13].
  • patella's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[14].
  • patella's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • patella's described by source is recorded as Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[16].
  • patella's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[17].
  • patella's connects with is recorded as femur[18].
  • patella's connects with is recorded as quadriceps tendon[19].
  • patella's connects with is recorded as meniscopatellar ligament[20].
  • patella's connects with is recorded as popliteofibular ligament[21].
  • patella's connects with is recorded as patellotibial ligament[22].
  • patella's connects with is recorded as lateral patellar retinaculum[23].
  • patella's connects with is recorded as medial patellar retinaculum[24].
  • patella's connects with is recorded as crural fascia[25].
  • patella's connects with is recorded as subtendinous prepatellar bursa[26].

Why It Matters

patella ranks in the top 5% of class_of_anatomical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,643 views/month).[2] patella has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] patella is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). patella. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/patella
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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of class of anatomical entity
    Has part(s) base of patella, apex of patella, anterior surface of patella +1
    Has parts
    Aliases
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|11 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 21839, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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