title: Congenital, irreducible, permanent lateral dislocation of the patella.
abstract: This is a report of 6 cases (one bilateral) of congenital irreducible, permanent lateral dislocation of the patella, ages 5 to 14; 2 patients were normal and 4 were mongoloid. The dislocation was reduced by means of a newly-devised surgical reconstruction of anterior attachments of nearly all of the para-articular bone and ligamentous structures. The 2-year follow-up results are satisfactory.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D010329:Patella / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography