title: Pediatric patellar dislocation.
abstract: Acute patellar dislocation affects approximately 1:1000 healthy children 9-15 years of age, and up to 50% are at risk for recurrent dislocations. In adults the condition is associated with long-term complications, such as osteoarthritis and impairment of knee function. However, literature describing the outcome in a pediatric population is sparse. The present review article evaluates the long-term effects on knee function and cartilage quality after traumatic patellar dislocation in childhood, and also to evaluate the reliability of two clinical tests of medio-lateral knee position, in healthy children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Xuzhou Children's Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
authors.forename: Baobiao
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Xuzhou Children's Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China - su22xd@163.com.
authors.forename: Yingchun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Xuzhou Children's Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
authors.forename: Fengfei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000175:diagnosis; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries; D031222:Patellar Dislocation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D057071:Patellofemoral Joint / Q000502:physiology*; D012008:Recurrence