title: Acute dislocation of the patella in children. The natural history.
abstract: On the basis of a survey of 55 cases, we can predict that one child in 6 with acute dislocation of the patella will develop recurrent dislocation. Two in 6 children have minor symptoms and the remainder are asymptomatic. The majority of patients show the radiological signs of patellofemoral dysplasia.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D010329:Patella / Q000601:surgery; D011182:Postoperative Care