{"id":8606,"date":"2022-07-27T13:58:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T12:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/?page_id=8606"},"modified":"2023-09-12T15:53:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T14:53:25","slug":"patella-dislocation-suspected","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/musculoskeletalphysiotherapy\/knee-physiotherapy\/patella-dislocation-suspected\/","title":{"rendered":"Patella dislocation-suspected"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Incidence of acute patellar dislocations are reported to be rate at a rate of around 2-3%.&nbsp;&nbsp;They occur more commonly in females than males and usually in the younger age group.&nbsp;&nbsp;Re dislocation is highly likely following an initial dislocation and a thorough subjective history is key.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Signs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Mechanism of injury usually a twist to some degree<\/li><li>Possible trauma or force applied<\/li><li>Possible prior history of similar episodes or prior dislocations<\/li><li>Swelling<\/li><li>Patient may report it reduces itself<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tests<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Patellar Apprehension test<\/li><li>Baytens score<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs\" data-active-tab=\"0\"><ul class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-links\"><\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Primary Care Management<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bManagement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>X-ray to confirm no #<\/li><li>Physiotherapy for lower limb strengthening and proprioception<\/li><li>Potential bracing&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Resources and Links<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"\/refhelp\/list-resources-and-links\/?post_id=8606\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Incidence of acute patellar dislocations are reported to be rate at a rate of around 2-3%.&nbsp;&nbsp;They occur more commonly in females than males and usually in the younger age group.&nbsp;&nbsp;Re dislocation is highly likely following an initial dislocation and a thorough subjective history is key.&nbsp; Signs Mechanism of injury usually a twist to some degree<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":8332,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[726],"class_list":["post-8606","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-patella-dislocation-suspected"],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"NHS Lothian","author_link":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/author\/nhs-lothian\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":" <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/category\/musculoskeletal-physiotherapy\/knee-physiotherapy\/patella-dislocation-suspected\/\" rel=\"tag\">Patella dislocation-suspected<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Incidence of acute patellar dislocations are reported to be rate at a rate of around 2-3%.&nbsp;&nbsp;They occur more commonly in females than males and usually in the younger age group.&nbsp;&nbsp;Re dislocation is highly likely following an initial dislocation and a thorough subjective history is key.&nbsp; 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