Apparently they grow them between the ages of 2 and 6 years old...but my missus is a midwife and can't confirm this. She ca't be that good if she never noticed the poor wee darlings don't have knees!
2006-09-28 21:48:34 · 8 answers · asked by friendly_barman 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
No - the patella exists but it is underdeveloped. Much as most bones in an infant are still separated and not well connected... this is what makes them so flexible in the underdeveloped stages. It is in fact a safety mechanism that helps them as they develop and prevents defects, broken bones, and allows for the formation of true alignment as we shift weight on two legs in lieu of crawling on all four.
2006-09-28 21:58:37 · answer #1 · answered by sunsetsrbest1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think a healthy baby IS born with knee caps, but bones grow healthier and stronger as the child grows up.
2006-09-28 23:40:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually the bones in babies are more in no. then in adults .the bones apparently fuses to form long bones.the kneecap bone that is patella is a smalll sesamoid bone and maybe they are poorly developed in babies
2006-09-28 21:55:13 · answer #3 · answered by harikumar s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Babies do have very small patella(knee caps) but there not properly formed yet .
2006-09-29 01:13:06 · answer #4 · answered by Sexy Red 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if their parents are in the IRA
2006-09-28 21:58:02 · answer #5 · answered by J C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
newborn babies are born with them but are smaller . my opion?
2006-09-28 21:57:08 · answer #6 · answered by the_silverfoxx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not shure
2006-09-28 21:50:45 · answer #7 · answered by Devaraj A 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no they just get harder as they grow
2006-09-28 21:53:11 · answer #8 · answered by ambugirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋