Epidemiology and natural history of acute patellar dislocation

• Published in: The American journal of sports medicine Vol. 32; no. 5; p. 1114
• Main Authors: Fithian, Donald C, Paxton, Elizabeth W, Stone, Mary Lou, Silva, Patricia, Davis, Daniel K, Elias, David A, White, Lawrence M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2004
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Age Factors; Aged; Athletic Injuries - complications; Child; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hip Dislocation, Congenital - complications; Humans; Joint Instability - complications; Joint Instability - physiopathology; Knee Joint - pathology; Knee Joint - physiopathology; Male; Middle Aged; Patellar Dislocation - epidemiology; Patellar Dislocation - etiology; Patellar Dislocation - physiopathology; Prospective Studies; Recurrence; Risk Factors; Sex Distribution; Sex Factors; United States - epidemiology; United States

The goals of this study were to (1) define the epidemiology of acute patellar dislocation, (2) determine the risk of subsequent patellar instability episodes (subluxation and/or redislocation) during the study period, and (3) identify risk factors for subsequent instability episodes. Prospective coh...