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 ...

Dislocation can be caused by a sudden blow, such as taking a hard hit playing a contact sport like football or hockey, or by a chronic condition, such as a stretched ligament. Andrey ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Nearly half of patients with a first-time patellar dislocation and most patients with recurrent patellar dislocations underwent operative management, according to results ...

When things are in the groove, they’re going smoothly. That surely is the case with your knee. As long as your kneecap (patella) stays in its groove in the knee, you can walk, run, sit, stand, kneel, ...

Last fall I managed to twist my leg in a way that made it go "pop" and it became swollen. Since then I've been twice to the doc which couldn't find an issue. This week I had an appointment with a ...