peripatellar

adj

adj

Etymology From peri- + patellar.

Around the patella.

In any case, this may be a kinematic parameter that would explain increased patellofemoral pressure and changes in peripatellar soft tissue tension after TKA throughout flexion, as described in some recent investigations.2015 July 21, Armin Keshmiri et al., “The influence of component alignment on patellar kinematics in total knee arthroplasty”, in Acta Orthopaedica, volume 86, →DOI:

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