{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Knee Hospitals","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.kneehospitals.com\/blog","author_name":"drknee","author_url":"https:\/\/www.kneehospitals.com\/blog\/author\/drknee\/","title":"Trochlear groove: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview - Knee Hospitals","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NJD1hZI91P\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kneehospitals.com\/blog\/trochlear-groove-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/\">Trochlear groove: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kneehospitals.com\/blog\/trochlear-groove-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/embed\/#?secret=NJD1hZI91P\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Trochlear groove: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview&#8221; &#8212; Knee Hospitals\" data-secret=\"NJD1hZI91P\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.kneehospitals.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"The Trochlear groove is a shallow channel at the lower end of the femur (thigh bone). It is where the patella (kneecap) glides as the knee bends and straightens. Clinicians commonly discuss it when evaluating kneecap tracking, instability, and patellofemoral pain. It is also relevant in imaging reports and in some knee surgeries that involve the patellofemoral joint."}