trochlear
adjective
troch·le·ar
ˈträ-klē-ər 
1
: of, relating to, or being a trochlea
2
: of, relating to, or being a trochlear nerve
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During a season-ending arthroscopic surgery late last season, a physician removed a cartilage fragment within his left knee and performed a mosaicplasty procedure to repair the trochlear joint surface.
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“Trochlear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trochlear. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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