title: [Intra-articular dislocation of patella].
abstract: The case of a patient aged 73 years who, following an accidental fall on a staircase, suffered an acute intraarticular dislocation in the left knee-cap is presented. This exceptional dislocation presented incarceration of the proximal kneecap pole in the femoral intercondylar groove. A reduction was carried out under general anaesthetic due to pain and muscular contraction in the attempts at reduction without anaesthetic. We made a surgical check that ruled out associated lesions to the extensor apparatus, soft parts, joint structures and osteophytes. The patient presented advanced arthrosis, above all femoral-patellar. Following two weeks of immobilisation, the patient restarted mobility. There has been no relapse or other type of complication.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital Virgen del Camino, Pamplona. sgarcima@cfnavarra.es
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: García-Mata
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hidalgo-Ovejero
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D031222:Patellar Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography