This new alignment improves the tracking of the patella (kneecap) in the femoral trochlear groove. The trochlear groove is a little notch in the femur which the patella rides in and is designed to ...
Suggs underwent a procedure to remove a cartilage fragment in his knee and to repair the trochlear joint surface. The trochlea is the groove where the kneecap sits at the end of the femur.