"Slip sliding Away": patellofemoral dislocation and tracking

C E Spritzer

"Slip sliding Away": patellofemoral dislocation and tracking

Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2000 May;8(2):299-320.

Author

C E Spritzer¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. chuck.spritzer@duke.edu

PMID: 10819916

Abstract

This article reviews the anatomy of the medial retinacular complex and the relationship of the anatomy to patellar dislocation. Clinical and radiographic findings of patellar dislocation are discussed, and the technical considerations and clinical usefulness of patellar tracking studies are addressed.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Femur* / anatomy & histology
Femur* / physiology
Humans
Joint Dislocations* / pathology
Joint Dislocations* / physiopathology
Joint Dislocations* / surgery
Knee Joint* / anatomy & histology
Knee Joint* / physiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Patella* / anatomy & histology
Patella* / physiology