Patella dislocation: Difference between revisions
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==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
*Reduce; do not need x-rays prior to reduction | *Reduce; do not need x-rays prior to reduction | ||
**Extend knee | **Extend knee and slide patella back into place | ||
*Knee immobilizer | *Knee immobilizer, NSAIDs, partial weightbearing | ||
==Disposition== | ==Disposition== | ||
*Ortho f/u | *Ortho f/u within 1-2wks | ||
*If unable to reduce obtain immediate ortho consult | |||
==Source== | ==Source== | ||
Tintinalli | *Tintinalli | ||
[[Category:Ortho]] | [[Category:Ortho]] | ||
Revision as of 20:22, 13 February 2012
Background
- Occurs when pivot knee on fixed leg
Diagnosis
- Petella is usually displaced laterally; knee is held in flexion
Work-Up
- Post-reduction x-ray to evaluate for fx
- Usually seen at lateral femoral condyle or medial margin of patella
Treatment
- Reduce; do not need x-rays prior to reduction
- Extend knee and slide patella back into place
- Knee immobilizer, NSAIDs, partial weightbearing
Disposition
- Ortho f/u within 1-2wks
- If unable to reduce obtain immediate ortho consult
Source
- Tintinalli