kneepan

Fauchelevent had dislocated his kneepan in his fall.

Les Miserables 2008

I have heard the tale of the kneepan of Ajax, the pretended body of Orestes claimed to have been found by the Spartans, and of the body of

Journey to the Interior of the Earth 2003

A somewhat similar swelling, often as large as an egg, is sometimes seen over the kneepan, more often in those who work upon their knees, hence the name housemaid's knee.

The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) Kenelm Winslow

_Of the upper part of the leg_: The _rectus femoris_, the large muscle on the front of the leg which connects at the lower end with the kneepan.

Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools Francis M. Walters

The great muscles of the thigh acting over the kneepan tend to bend the body forward, but the muscles of the calf neutralize this action.

Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics Joel Dorman Steele

Fracture of kneepan is caused either by direct violence or muscular strain.

The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) Kenelm Winslow

The _patella_, or kneepan, has no corresponding bone in the arm; and the _carpus_, or ankle, which corresponds to the wrist, contains seven instead of eight bones.

Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools Francis M. Walters

Immediately after the injury it may be possible to feel the separate broken fragments of the kneepan and to recognize that they are separated by a considerable space if the break is horizontally across the bone.

The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) Kenelm Winslow

I had chosen a vicious but noble-looking stallion for my Bucephalus, and in Rareyfying him into submission to Rebel rule, he got the better of me, so far as to land me about a rod over his head, and taking advantage of my being for the moment _hors du combat_, ran over me, struck me with one of his hind feet, and broke my kneepan.

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The swelling is seen especially below the kneepan, on each side of the front of the joint, and also often above the kneepan.

The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) Kenelm Winslow