RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Superior dislocation of the patella; a case report and review of the literature
JF Emergency Medicine Journal
JO Emerg Med J
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
SP 97
OP 98
DO 10.1136/emj.20.1.97
VO 20
IS 1
A1 Bassi, R S
A1 Kumar, B A
YR 2003
UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/20/1/97.abstract
AB Superior dislocation of the patella is a rare diagnosis. A 72 year old woman attended the accident and emergency department of the hospital with a painful right knee after a knock to the knee. Clinical examination and radiographs confirmed a superior dislocation of the patella, which was reduced and closed with the aid of simple analgesia. The authors present the case report and discuss the relevant literature.