Assertion: patella | /r/CapableOf | protect the knee
Facets:
value: from direct trauma
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The patella is the largest sesamoid bone in the body and protects the knee from direct trauma.
text: The kneecap plays an important role, it increases the leverage of the quadriceps tendon (thigh muscle tendon) and protects the front of the knee from direct trauma.
text: The patella protects the knee as the leg is flexed and extended.