peripatellar

English

Etymology

peri- +‎ patellar

Adjective

peripatellar (not comparable)

1. Around the patella.
   • 2015 July 21, Armin Keshmiri et al., “The influence of component alignment on patellar kinematics in total knee arthroplasty”, in Acta Orthopaedica‎^[1], volume 86, →DOI:

     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.