Articular hypermobility and chondral injury in patients with acute patellar dislocation.

Stanitski, C L · Am J Sports Med · 1995

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

Thirty adolescents with acute, primary patellar dislocation were assessed for a relationship between articular hypermobility and chondral injury. The 15 patients without articular hypermobility had a 2.5 times increased frequency of articular lesions when compared with 15 patients with hypermobility. Assessment of articular hypermobility should be part of the examination in patients with patellar dislocation.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy