Most people don’t realize they have patellar dislocation risk factors until they are injured and see an orthopedic surgeon, says Ian Rice, M.D., a sports medicine orthopedic surgeon with the TriHealth ...

Patellar instability and dislocations can plague both children and adults. The patella, or kneecap, connects the muscles of the thigh to the tibia, or shinbone. The patella should sit within a groove ...

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October 5, 2010 (San Francisco, California) — Children with patellar instability have good short-term results after reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL), according to a study ...

My 16-year-old daughter was recently playing soccer when her knee cap popped out and then back in. How do we treat this? It is not uncommon for young people, particularly females, to dislocate their ...

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 ...

Travis Scott, 28, may have done some pretty serious damage to his knee when he took a fall on stage on Oct. 12. The rapper was in the middle of a high energy performance at Rolling Loud in New York ...

It can happen from a check in a hockey game, or a fall from a ladder while cleaning out the gutters. There's usually a 'pop' and instant pain in the knee. Knee dislocations can happen a variety of ...