Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recurrent patellar instability, particularly in the skeletally immature patient, presents a challenging problem.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The incidence of patellar dislocation is 29 per 100,000 in adolescents and recurrence rates with nonoperative ...

There was improvement in functional scores following MPFL reconstruction. The failure rate was 2.8%. Patella alta was present in 55% preoperatively and it was corrected in 73% of cases. We recommend ...

Introduction Trochleoplasty and reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) are the most commonly used surgical treatment in patients with patellofemoral instability. Although there is ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Children experiencing patellar instability will see positive results after reconstruction surgery to correct the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL), according to a ...

While a first time kneecap dislocation can usually be treated non-surgically, recurring dislocations often necessitate surgical intervention. MPFL (medial patellofemoral ligament) reconstructions have ...

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.