The first-time patellar dislocation typically occurs from a traumatic injury. Terminologies used in the literature to describe this injury also include acute, primary and traumatic patellar ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A common injury seen in orthopedic surgery, patellar dislocation accounts for about 2% to 3% of knee injuries ...

My 16-year-old daughter was recently playing soccer when her knee cap popped out and then back in. How do we treat this? It is not uncommon for young people, particularly females, to dislocate their ...

Patellar instability is a common knee injury occurring in pediatric and adolescent population. This clinical problem affects about 5-25 people per 100,000. This condition is also known as patellar or ...

Most people don’t realize they have patellar dislocation risk factors until they are injured and see an orthopedic surgeon, says Ian Rice, M.D., a sports medicine orthopedic surgeon with the TriHealth ...

Q: Is surgery necessary for dislocated patella? A: Depending on the cause and type of dislocation, treatment could be achieved by non-surgical means. However, if it recurs multiple times or if an MRI ...

Patellar instability and dislocations can plague both children and adults. The patella, or kneecap, connects the muscles of the thigh to the tibia, or shinbone. The patella should sit within a groove ...

Kneecap dislocation occurs when the patella bone, which sits at the front of the knee, comes out of position. In the process, the connective tissues that hold the bone in place may stretch and tear. A ...

A dislocated knee is when the three bones of your knee are out of place and aren’t aligned the way they should be. It can happen if the structures in your knee are abnormal. Some people are born with ...

Background There are no accepted objective criteria for return to activity after a first time lateral patella dislocation. Objective To define the characteristics of first time lateral patallofemoral ...

Subluxation is another word for partial dislocation of a bone. Patellar subluxation is a partial dislocation of the kneecap (patella). It’s also known as patellar instability or kneecap instability.