The first-time patellar dislocation typically occurs from a traumatic injury. Terminologies used in the literature to describe this injury also include acute, primary and traumatic patellar ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction using semitendinosus and gracilis autograft yielded good outcomes ...

I always enjoy the opportunity to provide professional and credible orthopedic expertise to a variety of media outlets, especially during football season. Speaking with sports reporters about injured ...

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 ...

Does it seem like the number of people you know who have sustained knee injuries has increased recently? That's likely ...

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 ...

Kneecap injuries can cause pain, swelling, and instability that need medical evaluation. Some injuries can happen due to overuse of the knee over time. Treatment usually involves rest, ice, and ...

Question: I injured my knee playing flag football. I turned to the side and felt a “pop.” My knee was very swollen and it looked as if it came out of place. The emergency room doctor told me I ...

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 4 (ANI): With rising rates of obesity in the United States (U.S.), a team of researchers has shed some light on the burden of knee dislocations in this population. The Brown ...

Canada: Researchers have found in a new study that self-reported knee crepitus was associated with an increased risk of ...