Reconstructive surgery is effective for recurrent kneecap dislocation

Erickson et al., "Isolated Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for Patellar Instability Regardless of Tibial Tubercle Trochlear Groove Distance and Patellar Height: Outcomes at 1 and 2 Years" The American Journal of Sports Medicine (2019). doi:10.1177/0363546519835800

[yensteel]

Got it 15 years ago as a teenager. Dislocation around once every half year because of basketball. It got bad to the point that it happened during swimming contests. Zero dislocation afterwards, but it started feeling some discomfort. Seems that the Vastus medialis is weak again and over reliant on surgical fix. Keep your therapy up! :)

[fraserallison]

I’m 16 years old and have dislocated my knee 3 times. Once on the left and twice on the right. I play a high level of football or soccer and I don’t want to give up as it is my favourite thing to do. I think I may have to undergo surgery as I don’t want it to reoccur. Thanks for this video, it helped give me some reassurance

[allymcginley]

Had this surgery done 3 times and my knee still dislocates!! I’m working on muscle strength now

[sarah]

I’ve had these since I was 11…. Just found out today that it was dislocations I’m totally getting surgery!

[wildhades]

I underwent this surgery 3x was worth it since then I haven't dislocated a knee when before it was daily

[JoshuaJoseph_]

The really frustrating thing is I am 16 and have dislocated my knee 12 times in my life caught on my school cctv camera once just walking down steps and it popped out.. and I went to the doctors to get it sorted out and they just told me to stop playing sports if you keep dislocating you knee.. however 70% of the time it dislocates in everyday life.. I’m so clueless with what to do because the pain is inbareable

[JustHudsonOfficial]

I’m 13 now and have had my knees dislocated a couple times since I was 6 the doctors say I should try physio first and if that doesn’t work they’ll do surgery I really hope I can run sometime cuz I can’t remember the last time I did

[underaneye]

I started dislocating my knee from the age of 16.
Now being 22 I already did drill my cartilage and obviously because of my profession which is dancing, I was able to dance for around 3 months till I dislocated it again. In total I have dislocated around 6 times and the pain was always there and the blockage. So now I will have a complete stabilisation of the patella, because if I want to dance with freedom and not worry of having any further damage, I have to do it.

[Psion_Phoenix]

I suffered from this at 18 (36 now). My right knee would dislocate a lot. Very horrible. I had corrective surgery and even though it never dislocated I had preventative surgery on my left knee 18 months later.
Ironically pain never went away and I discovered only 6 years or so ago that I had fibromyalgia, so while I don’t get any dislocations anymore, I cannot walk properly, have to use walking sticks and a wheelchair and am in extreme pain but I would still take this over dislocations. My knee would swell with blood.
I’m an exception though, no one knew I had fibromyalgia from a early age so it was not foreseen as an issue to have the surgery.

[harrisondejong]

At 5 my knees started dislocating and even post surgery they kept dislocating and man it hurts

[kadynberg]

I’ve dislocated my patella 5 times (2 on right and 3 on left) and my most recent one was 3 weeks ago. I am so sick of always being injured from this. I’m meeting with a surgeon next week and I really want surgery. I will do almost anything to make sure it doesn’t happen a 6th time. Plus I have chronic Osgood-Schlatters in both of my knees. I can’t take it anymore. I hope everyone else’s knee problems get fixed :)

[judywilton]

My knees have been dislocating since I was 12 I’m now 26 they both pop out, I would say well over 40 times…Usually pops out and pops back in but a couple times it’s gotten stuck and I’ve had to pop it in myself it’s so painful and i think I need to get surgery I don’t wanna live my life like this anymore

[copeas]

i’m 14 i have bad knees and my right knee has dislocated 2 or 3 times just this year

[Cindy-dfxk]

How about people that are 65 years old?

[divypratapsingh]

I am 17 years old and it happened 3 times at gap of 8 months 2 times in left knee and 1 in right one. Please guide can I play cricket again? because it is not fractured but the ligaments are weak doctor had recommended for the execise.. 😢

[Amishasuwasiya]

I am 14 i had this problem since 2, or myb 3 years when i runn fast or do exercises it pops other side it hurts but at the same time ut gets at its place today i went to a doctor he said she will be not able to walk you have to undergo a surgera that'll cost 2 lakh and like 2500 and that was really to much on the same day i visited a doctor he only said that it'll cost 30000. They sa8d you have knee sublaxtion.and now i am. Scared to have a surgery .is it painful or not please tell

[meenakshijoshi]

I suffered knee dislocation from age of 12 and got recurrent dislocation once in a year but it comes to place automatically but this year after 4 years i got patella dislocate while doing lunges and it cannot came to place so i move with my self and it was so painful..horrible
Now doctor suggest me surgery...please tell me it's effective or not??

[yuhandeng-dgdq]

Is this surgery a 2 or 3 way procedure?

[littlestlxyla]

That’s exactly what happend to my knee