• Am J Emerg Med · Jan 1999

    Case Reports

    Intercondylar dislocation of the patella with vertical axis rotation.

    • E M Singletary and J Dobson.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk 23501, USA.
    • Am J Emerg Med. 1999 Jan 1; 17 (1): 76-7.

    AbstractA rare case is presented of intercondylar dislocation of the patella with vertical axis rotation. The injury was the result of blunt trauma directed to the lateral border of the patella. The patient presented with the knee locked in full extension and with a vertical ridge-shaped deformity caused by the medial border of the patella facing anteriorly. Reduction was accomplished under intravenous conscious sedation by manipulation.

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