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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . This blog is inspired by the recent paper that Oliveira and colleagues published on “Medial patellofemoral ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tyreek Hill was carted off on Monday Night Football against the New York Jets after his left leg bent awkwardly on a tackle following a catch. The Miami Dolphins could be without Tyreek Hill for a ...

• Q: Why does my kneecap keep dislocating, and what treatment is available? Dr. Vic Ayers, Orthopedic Surgeon & Maui Memorial Chief of Staff, Pacific Permanente Group: Patella dislocation occurs when ...

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 ...

Correspondence to Dr Bruce B Forster, Department of Radiology, UBC Hospital, 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 285; bruce.forster{at}vch.ca Common mechanisms of injury ...