Volume : IX, Issue : IV, April - 2019

Habitual patella dislocation – A case report

Dr. Rajesh. K. Ambulgekar, Dr Vishal Gurnani, Dr Shahbaz Hasan

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Habitual dislocation of patella is a condition in which patella dislocates whenever knee is in flexion and relocates spontaneously in extension. We report a case a young female of age 14 years with history of self fall while playing six months back came with complaint’s of deformity over right knee and difficulty in running and cross leg sitting. Patient was diagnosed as habitual dislocation of patella, we had managed this case with combination of surgical procedure including shortening of medial patellofemoral ligament with release of lateral retinaculum and medialization of patellar tendon and after 6 months patient had good range of motion of knee joint without any pain and deformity

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HABITUAL PATELLA DISLOCATION‾A CASE REPORT, Dr.Rajesh.K. Ambulgekar, Dr vishal Gurnani, Dr Shahbaz Hasan INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-4 | April-2019

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