Medial patellar instability is an uncommon form of patellar instability. The traditional surgical approaches to patellar instability aim to address lateral instability through medialization of the ...

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 ...

A patella dislocation is not when your patella doesn’t have a GPS device but is when your patella moves out of where it is supposed to be. This can happen as the result of contact or no contact.

Knee instability can also be caused by plica syndrome, a condition in which the inner lining of the knee joint becomes inflamed. Arthritis and knee strains or sprains are other possible causes.

Pediatric knee injuries, particularly involving patellar instability and cruciate ligament ruptures, present unique challenges in surgical treatment due to ...

Background The incidence of lateral patellar dislocation becomes higher with increased participation in sports activities in adolescence. A screening test to diagnose asymptomatic lateral patellar ...

Take a knee: Diagnosing knee pain and instabilityKendall Thompson does. Kendall went out for a bike ride one summer day and had an accident that required surgery and physical therapy on her leg and ...

This study reports on a series of patients who were diagnosed as having had a transient lateral patellar dislocation by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The images were reviewed with specific ...