Abstract:Acute inferior dislocation of the patella is a rare presentation in trauma and orthopaedics. Type II is caused by direct upward force on the inferior pole of the patella when the knee is flexed impacting the superior pole osteophyte into the intercondylar notch. Impaction in the femoral trochlea is rarely reported. A 92-year-old lady presented with locked knee held in 85° of flexion with an abnormal knee contour. Radiographs demonstrated that the upper pole of the patella was impacted in the femoral trochlea w… Show more
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