Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Orthopaedic surgeons may be able to successfully resolve patellar instability by surgically correcting bony ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “We identified 76 patients prospectively with recurring patellar instability,” Magnussen said in the ...

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

Ligament reconstruction is an effective treatment for kneecap instability in patients with trochlear dysplasia, new research indicates. While a first time kneecap dislocation can usually be treated ...

Trochlear dysplasia is the most common and recurrent type of kneecap or patellar instability. Medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) is found to be effective for people with trochlear dysplasia. MPFL ...

Introduction To investigate if increased Tibial tubercle – Trochlear Groove distance (TT-TG) measured on axial MRI is due to lateralization of the tibial tubercle or medialization of the trochlear ...

2.1 Patellar instability occurs when the patella fails to engage securely in the trochlea at the start of flexion; it slips laterally and either dislocates completely or slips back medially to its ...

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

This section describes efficacy outcomes from the published literature that the Committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see ...