trochlear
Collocations
2ADJ.
cadaveric, replaced
PREP.
in
Definitions
adj
Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley; related to, or connected with, a trochlea.
Of or pertaining to the trochlear nerve.
noun
A trochlear muscle or nerve.
The two trochlears decussate in the anterior medullary velum.
At 90° of flexion, the patella enters the condylar fossa, where the contact areas are on both the lateral and medial trochlears of the femur.
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Synonyms
noun — either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control
- trochlearis
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3The two trochlears decussate in the anterior medullary velum.
WiktionaryAt 90° of flexion, the patella enters the condylar fossa, where the contact areas are on both the lateral and medial trochlears of the femur.
WiktionaryUsing three-dimensional printing, they replaced the native trochlear in four cadaveric knees with dysplastic trochlears and then subjected them to squat simulation, open chain extension, and a patella
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