Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The first-time patellar dislocation typically occurs from a traumatic injury. Terminologies used in the ...

A 16-year-old female high school junior with a history of recurrent patellar instability presented with left knee pain following a patellar dislocation event.Two weeks earlier, she stepped onto a ...

Your patella is a triangular-shaped bone in the front of your knee that’s also known as your kneecap. About 1 to 2 percent of people have a bipartite patella, which means their patella is made up of ...

The patella is a small, triangular bone that protects the front of the knee. People who fracture their kneecap may have difficulty walking. Most people can return to typical activities within 3–6 ...

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.

1 Australian Institute of Sport, Leverrier Crescent, Bruce, ACT, Australia 2 Australian Institute of Sport, Leverrier Crescent, Bruce, ACT, Australia Correspondence to: Dr B Hamilton Australian ...

1 Musculoskeletal Research Centre, School of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Bundoora, 3086, Australia 2 Physical Activity and Nutrition Research Unit, School of Health Sciences, Deakin University ...