Is it true that new born babies are born without kneecaps?

Question: 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!

Answers:
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.

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