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Super Fact of the Day: At birth, an x-ray would show no kneecaps!

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Dr. N C GuptaOrthopedic Doctor • 58 Years Exp.MBBS, MS - Orthopaedics
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Your knee caps didn’t appear until you reached 2 to 6 years of age. Technically newborns do have kneecaps, but because they’re not ossified, or bony they don’t show up on x-ray very well.

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