While such issues may seem minor, they can be indicative of a condition known as patellar subluxation. This refers to a partial dislocation of the kneecap, medically termed the patella ...

Whether a person has a partial or a complete dislocation, the soft tissues of the knee, including the ligaments and cartilage, are often injured. If the ligament that keeps the patella in place, ...

These include: Some patients who experience kneecap instability also have a malformation of the femur and tibia which places excessive stress on the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL). This ...

The images were reviewed with specific reference to the medial collateral ligament (MCL), a heretofore undescribed concomitant injury. Eighty patients were diagnosed on MRI as having had transient ...

According to published results, robotic-assisted medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction yielded more accurate femoral ...

It appeared as though the skin overlying the medial femoral condyle was trapped inside the knee joint. Range of movement of the right knee was painful and limited. Clinical evaluation for ligamentous ...

but more usually the dislocation has been reduced and there is a swollen knee with a tender line parallel to the medial border of the patella reflecting the retinacular tear. It is important to ...

Subsequent MRI demonstrated severe tricompartmental degenerative changes in the left knee, the tear in vastus medialis noted on ultrasound with disruption to the medial capsular structures in keeping ...

Medial patellofemoral ligament tears in the setting of multiligament knee injuries rarely cause patellar instability. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2015;43:1386. Early operative treatment ...

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and efficacy of (1) non-operative treatment, (2) isolated Medial Patellofemoral Ligament (MPFL) reconstruction, and (3) ‘à la carte’ surgical ...