Several operative techniques have been described for recurrent patellar dislocation. Clinical results vary depending on the procedure and indication. The present study aimed to evaluate the clinical outcome of Insall's proximal realignment for recurrent patellar dislocation at mid-term follow-up. Forty-five patients were reviewed with a mean follow-up period of 49 months after having undergone ...

Complications of patellar dislocation include osteochondral injury of the lateral femoral condyle and patella. Most cases of osteochondral injury occur in the anterior region, which is the non-weight-bearing portion of the lateral femoral condyle. We describe two patients with osteochondral injury of the weight-bearing surface of the lateral femoral condyle associated with lateral dislocation o...

PURPOSE The present study reports a long-term follow-up of acute primary patellar dislocation in patients with open physes. The purpose of the study was to evaluate knee function and recurrence rates after surgical and nonsurgical treatment of patellar dislocation. METHODS A total of 51 patients, including 29 girls and 22 boys, who were 9-14 years of age at the time of injury, were retrospect...

Arthroscopic technique for lateral release is the most widely used procedure for the correction of recurrent dislocations of the patella. In the relevant literature, several complications of lateral release are described, but the spontaneous patellar tendon rupture has never been suggested as a possible complication of this surgical procedure. Patellar tendon rupture is a rather infrequent and ...

Patellofemoral disorders represent 20–40% of all knee problems and can be one of the most common complaints in sports related injuries. These disorders are a major cause of disability, particularly in females, and in extreme cases may contribute to termination of athlete’s career and could lead to degenerative arthritic changes of the knee joint. For these reasons, disorders and in particular p...

Subtalar dislocation is an uncommon injury1-5* Associated fractures involving the talocalcaneal and talonavicular joints are often present. The mechanism of injury is usually a motor vehicle accident, a fall from a height or an inversion stress to the foot6 Medial dislocation is by far the commonest yp23,6, 7 j;!ii type"'. European handball is a popular sport in Denmark .. ............ ....; i....

An 18-year-old man with no prior surgical history presented with left knee pain after sustaining a basketball injury and was diagnosed with transient patellar dislocation. Magnetic resonance imaging was ordered to further assess the extent of injury.

BACKGROUND Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a rare proliferative process in children that mostly affects the knee joint. CASE PRESENTATION The study follows the case of a 3-year-old boy presenting recurrent patellar dislocation and PVNS. Due to symptoms such as chronic arthritis, he had been taking prednisolone and methotrexate for 6 months before receiving a definitive diagnosis. A...