Knee Luxating Patella (Floating Patella) Treatment
Luxating patella (floating patella) is a condition in which the patella (kneecap) dislocates or moves out of its normal location.
Luxating patella occurs when the triangle-shaped bone covering the knee (patella) moves or slides out of place. The problem usually occurs toward the outside of the knee.
Dislocation may occur as a direct result of injury. Kneecap dislocation can damage a knee joint. That's why one should seek treatment for this condition. For example: physical therapy can help build back your muscle strength and improve the knee's range of motion. If the knee remains unstable, you may need surgery to stabilize the kneecap. This may be done using arthroscopic or open surgery.
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When I was 13, I hurt my knee playing volleyball. There was a loud crunch, sharp pain and lots of initial swelling and bruising. I couldn't walk on it for a week, and the swelling did not recede for two weeks. My parents weren't big on doctors, so my knee was not diagnosed or treated at the time. For four ....
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When I turned about 14 years old my knee cap dislocated for the first time. It was my right knee. It's a problem that my mother and great grandmother have both had so my mother took me immediately to a doctor who told me he'd have to perform surgery to strengthen the ligaments. Being a young teen, I refused to ....
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Describe what happened, how you treated it, and what's going on today I was born with subluxated kneecaps, which means that my kneecaps were positioned toward the outside of my knees rather than in the middle where they should be. Though very active, no problems were noticed until puberty when my left kneecap dislocated while roller skating on the carpet ....
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| Name | Average Result | Healed | Helped a Lot |
Helped a Little |
No Change | Made Worse | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Treatments (average) |
3.5
(25) |
4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Strengthening |
3.8
|
1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Walking |
3.5
|
1 | 1 | ||||
| Aerobics Exercises |
3.0
|
1 | |||||
| Biking |
2.3
|
2 | 1 | ||||
| Running |
2.0
|
1 | 1 | ||||
| Knee brace |
4.0
|
2 | |||||
| Knee Arthroscopy |
5.0
|
1 | |||||
| Patellar Subluxation Surgery |
4.5
|
1 | 1 | ||||
| Lateral Release Surgery |
4.0
|
1 | |||||
| Physical Therapy |
4.0
|
1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Rest |
3.5
|
1 | 1 | ||||
| Leg Elevation |
3.0
|
1 | |||||
| Bed Rest |
3.0
|
1 |
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