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I recently dislocated my patella - aka kneecap - when I was swinging a baseball bat. Fortunately, I do not appear to have any real ligament damage.
Is there a good device (looking for specific ones if possible) that will help keep my patella in place in the future? It was not a pleasant experience, and I don't want to be fearful of it happening again.

2007-01-11 10:53:29 · 2 answers · asked by David H 1 in Health General Health Care Injuries

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Dave your best bet is a physical therapist since they can tell you which particular brands they ahve had good luck with, otherwise anyone can tell you anything, or see if your sports doctos recommends something special, good luck

2007-01-15 06:13:46 · answer #1 · answered by HK3738 7 · 0 0

The kneecap slides up and down a groove on the tip of the thigh bone because of the fact the knee bends. This groove is termed the trochlea. The kneecap is designed to slot interior the midsection of this groove, and slide flippantly interior the groove. In some human beings, the kneecap is pulled in direction of the outdoors of the knee. As this happens, the kneecap does not slide centrally interior of its groove. gazing the severity of the patellar subluxation, this unsuitable monitoring will possibly no longer reason the affected person any issues, or it ought to deliver approximately dislocation of the patella (the place the kneecap totally dislocates out of the groove). maximum ordinarily, the monitoring concern reasons discomfort with activity, and discomfort around the perimeters of the kneecap. Patellar subluxation is a situation that often impacts adolescent, and each so often youthful infants. often called patellar subluxation, sufferers who journey an volatile kneecap have a kneecap that doesn't slide centrally interior of its groove.

2016-10-07 00:38:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

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