Structured Summary
Abstract
Displacement of the PATELLA from the femoral groove.
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Dislocation, Patellar
- Dislocations, Patellar
- Patellar Dislocations
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Aspects Covered
35 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
do not confuse with KNEE DISLOCATION, which is slippage of the femur off the tibia
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History Note
2003
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Previous Indexing
- Dislocations (1965-2002)
- Patella (1965-2002)
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WE 872
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Patellar Dislocation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D031222. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D031222
- Patellar Dislocation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patellar_dislocation
- Patellar Dislocation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7144429