A dislocated knee occurs when the position of the thighbone relative to the shinbone becomes disrupted at the knee joint. It can happen through trauma to your leg, like from falls, sports injuries, ...

What is a dislocation of the tibiofemoral joint? The tibiofemoral joint is commonly called the knee joint. A tibiofemoral dislocation is the formal name for a dislocated knee. It’s a fairly rare ...

Knee dislocations are a rare but very serious injury. In a knee dislocation, the hinge joint of the knee, made up of the thighbone (femur) articulating on the shinbone (tibia), is disrupted. In order ...

Kneecap dislocation occurs when the patella bone, which sits at the front of the knee, comes out of position. In the process, the connective tissues that hold the bone in place may stretch and tear. A ...

Correspondence to Dr Robert F LaPrade, Orthopedic Surgery, Twin Cities Orthopedics Edina - Crosstown, Edina, MN 55435, USA; laprademdphd{at}gmail.com Objective To map the current literature evaluating ...

FRIDAY, Nov. 10, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Need another reason to keep your weight under control? Excess weight can cause dislocation of your knee and may even lead to a complication that results in ...

Obesity is hard on knees. It's well-known that excess weight can lead to arthritis in the weight-bearing joints — knees and hips. Less understood is the risk of knee dislocations and subsequent ...