The kneecap or patella is a triangular piece of bone that protects the front of the knee joint. It may get dislocated when the leg suddenly changes direction and the foot is planted on the ground, ...

A 21-year-old man presented with bilateral knee recurrent patellar instability. His first dislocation occurred on the right side after a misstep 8 years prior, and he has since dislocated innumerable ...

It was the second quarter of last night’s game against the Denver Broncos, and Patrick Mahomes’ right knee cap was not in the right place. Literally. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback had just tried ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A common injury seen in orthopedic surgery, patellar dislocation accounts for about 2% to 3% of knee injuries ...

Philadelphia 76ers star forward Ben Simmons suffered a subluxation of his left patella during Wednesday's game against the Washington Wizards. Simmons, who checked into the third quarter for roughly ...

The Royal London Hospital, London, UK Director, Academic Department of Sports Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary and Westfield College, London, UK [email protected] This paper ...

Last fall I managed to twist my leg in a way that made it go "pop" and it became swollen. Since then I've been twice to the doc which couldn't find an issue. This week I had an appointment with a ...

While there’s been no official word on the extent of the injury suffered by Chiefs quarterback on Thursday night, it appeared that Mahomes suffered a dislocation of his right kneecap. A source ...

Knee 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. Some people have a ...