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What is it?
Anatomy
Symptoms
Treatment
Prevention
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Define dislocation
An injury caused when the normal position of a joint is disturbed.
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What two structures does the patella have?
Apex and Base
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What's the most obvious sign?
Patella is on the outside of the knee.
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When is surgery considered?
When recurrent dislocations occur.
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What is key to limit patellar dislocations?
Strong knee muscles!
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Define subluxation
A partial dislocation.
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Where does the patellar reside?
In the complex of the quadriceps and the patellar tendons.
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Inability to...
Bear weight or extend knee
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What phase is for r during inflammation and relieving pain?
The acute phase
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What gender do patellar dislocations generally occur in?
Females
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What is a common cause?
A direct blow or sudden twist of the leg.
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Name the two functions that the patella has.
Lever and Pulley.
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True or false. The knee gives way
True
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What is the recovery time?
Roughly six weeks
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What is one benefit of strong knee muscles?
1. Significantly reduce the recovery time 2. Experience less pain 3. Help you be at a lower risk of injury
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What does the patella slide out of?
Patellofemoral groove.
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what do the two functions do?
Lever- Magnifies forces exerted by knee extension Pulley- Redirects the quad force during flexion.
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What are the three types of treatment that are most common?
1.Patellar Bracing 2. Patellar taping 3. Barefoot running
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What percentage of patellar dislocations are sport related?
30-70%
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What is the most common mechanism?
HPowerful contraction of the quad in combination with external twisting of the leg.
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Name the five main structures involved in the injury.
- Patella - Patella tendons - Quads - Femer - Tibia
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Explain what "sloppy knee cap" means.
When you grab your patella it moves side to side abnormally.
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Which treatment is used to restore patellofemoral joint stress?
Barefoot Running
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Name the five main muscles you want to strengthen for patellar dislocation?
- Quadriceps - Hamstrings - Hips - Calves - Gluteus Maximus