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Knee cap dislocation

Alternative Names:
Dislocation - knee cap; Patellar dislocation or instability

Symptoms:
  • Knee cap (patella) is displaced to the outside of the knee
  • Knee swelling
  • Knee pain and tenderness
  • "Sloppy" knee cap; that is, able to move the knee cap excessively from right to left (hypermobile patella)



Review Date: 8/3/2004
Reviewed By: Kevin B. Freedman, M.D., Section of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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