Articular Hypermobility and Chondral Injury in Patients With Acute Patellar Dislocation

Abstract

Thirty adolescents with acute, primary patellar disloca tion were assessed for a relationship between articular hypermobility and chondral injury. The 15 patients with out articular hypermobility had a 2.5 times increased frequency of articular lesions when compared with 15 patients with hypermobility. Assessment of articular hy permobility should be part of the examination in patients with patellar dislocation.