The patella, commonly known as the kneecap, is one of the four bones (femur, tibia, fibula, and patella) that makes up your knee joint. When it slips out of the knee joint, the condition is known as a patellar dislocation.
Patellar dislocations are common, particularly in adolescent females and athletes. Having a structural abnormality in the patella puts you at a high risk of patellar dislocations.
A patellar dislocation may be due to direct trauma to your patella or twisting of your knee. Along with the patellar dislocation, the injury may also result in the fracture of the patella, tibia, or femur simultaneously.
If you get a patellar dislocation, you would not be able to extend your knee, walking might feel painful and fluid might get filled in your knee, which can be observed as swelling.
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