[Petrini] Injury Report - Charles Bassey fractured his patella

Med student here… it’s not a weight bearing bone but it’s the connective point that attached your quadriceps to your tibia. So, even though you aren’t putting weight on it, there’s still tension every time the knee is working. Luckily, because it’s a bone, it will heal and be good as new. If this was a different type of knee injury like something that affects a ligament (ACL, MCL, etc.) then the knee would not be as good as new after healing. Ligament tears can be repaired, but they won’t ever be as strong as they once were. So, to keep pressure off of the other ligaments it’s also important to let this fracture heal.