Animals & Nature0 min ago
Amazing fact
I got sent an e-mail today that had a list of amazing facts in it and one was -
Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2-6 years of age.
Is this true?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.No. Since most babies are walking around twelve months, they would find that simple task impossible without kneecaps!
The only parts of a baby that continue to develop after birth - apart from normal growth - is the digestive system, which is why they need particular milk, and to be 'winded' after feeding.
Another urban myth trashed!
Next week, the Bon Holness / Baker Street debate ...
"Babies are normally born with kneecaps. Kneecaps only start to turn bony (ossify) at 3 years of age, before that they are made of cartilage.
There is a condition known as 'Nail Patella Syndrome' where a baby could be born without kneecaps."
From: http://www.thedoctorslounge.net/pediatrics/for ums/backup/topic-5896.html