Automatic Website Traffic RSS

Primary Patellar Tendon Repair and Early Mobilization: Results in an Active-Duty Population

Marder and Timmerman [16] noted that a potential disadvantage of early motion is a premature tendon lengthening and development of patella alta due to excessive stress. Indeed, in retrospect ... read more

Patellofemoral pain: consensus statement from the 3rd International Patellofemoral Pain Research Retreat held in Vancouver, September 2013

Stefanik et al13 reported that knees in the MOST cohort with patella alta and abnormal trochlea morphology were associated with cartilage damage and BML, with similar findings reported from the ... read more

Patrick Mahomes Has A Patellar Dislocation; This Is What It Means

During the ensuing pile up of very heavy bodies, he had suffered a right patella dislocation, according to ESPN’s Stephania Bell: You can see the play that resulted in his injury at the 3:35 ... read more

Lower Limb Deformities Are Additional Important Risk Factors for Patellar Dislocation

high-riding patella (patella alta), and trochlear dysplasia, a pathologically increased tibial tuberosity to trochlear groove (TT-TG) distance, and location of the rupture of the medial ... read more

Nail-Patella Syndrome in Saudi Arabia With New Features and Surgical Procedures: The First Described Study

The purpose of this study was to reveal the occurrence of nail-patella syndrome (NPS) in Saudi Arabia together with the detection of abnormal attachment of lateral meniscus in the left knee and ... read more

Page settings

Consult a medical professional for advice. Source: Focus Medica. An injury to the patellar tendon that connects kneecap to tibia, the long bone between knee and the ankle of the leg. This results ... read more

Inside Knee Replacement Surgery

(tap tap) I'm down. Looks good. Move on to resurfacing the next of the three bones of the knee, the patella. The patella is the kneecap and the backside of the kneecap also has a layer of ... read more

Alta Gives Nod to ‘Frank’ With 10 Tips for Closing Weekend

Alta Ski Area, Utah's closing day is rapidly approaching, which means the time for Frank—a legendary spring celebration—has almost come. To get everyone ready for the final turns of the year and the ... read more

Co-existent medial collateral ligament injury seen following transient patellar dislocation: observations at magnetic resonance imaging

Eighty patients were diagnosed on MRI as having had transient lateral patellar dislocation. Their mean age was 23.9 years (SD 7.5). Forty patients (50.0%) had co-existent MCL injuries. These injuries ... read more

A Utah Mountain Town Brings Back an Old Idea: The One-Room Schoolhouse

As a throwback ski destination, Alta thinks small, with a one-room public school to match. WHY WE’RE HERE We’re exploring how America defines itself one place at a time. In Utah, a one-room ... read more