Epidemiology of Patellar Dislocations in the United States from 2001 to 2020: Results of a National Emergency Department Database.

Joseph G LyonsTanner L HudsonAnil B Krishnamurthy

Published in: The Physician and sportsmedicine (2022)

The number of patients sustaining patellar dislocations is increasing in the US. Similar increasing trends were observed in both males and females aged 10-19 years, whereas injury rates increased in the third decade only among females. A large percentage of injuries occur during athletic activity, but both sports- and non-sports-related patellar dislocations are on the rise.

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