title: Habitual dislocation of patella: A review.
abstract: Habitual dislocation of patella is a condition where the patella dislocates whenever the knee is flexed and spontaneously relocates with extension of the knee. It is also termed as obligatory dislocation as the patella dislocates completely with each flexion and extension cycle of the knee and the patient has no control over the patella dislocating as he or she moves the knee(1). It usually presents after the child starts to walk, and is often well tolerated in children, if it is not painful. However it may present in childhood with dysfunction and instability. Very little literature is available on habitual dislocation of patella as most of the studies have combined cases of recurrent dislocation with habitual dislocation. Many different surgical techniques have been described in the literature for the treatment of habitual dislocation of patella. No single procedure is fully effective in the surgical treatment of habitual dislocation of patella and a combination of procedures is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Senior Clinical Fellow, The Great Western Hospital, Swindon, UK.
authors.forename: Sumit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Batra
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sumit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arora
keywords: Dislocation; Habitual; Patella