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.
A 16-year-old female high school junior with a history of recurrent patellar instability presented with left knee pain following a patellar dislocation event.Two weeks earlier, she stepped onto a ...
Correspondence to Dr Bruce B Forster, Department of Radiology, UBC Hospital, 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 285; bruce.forster{at}vch.ca Common mechanisms of injury ...
1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital, Finglas, Dublin 11, Republic of Ireland 2 Department of Radiology, Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital, Finglas, Dublin 11 ...