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The first step of my search strategy was consulting the medical library of the university. Then I searched the databases online for articles relevant for this subject like; pubmed, Pedro an web of knowledge. On this websites I used keywords like: patella, managment, dislocation and human. <br>
The first step of my search strategy was consulting the medical library of the university. Then I searched the databases online for articles relevant for this subject like; pubmed, Pedro an web of knowledge. On this websites I used keywords like: patella, managment, dislocation and human. <br>


== Definition/Description  ==
== Definition/Description<br> ==


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A luxating patella or patellar dislocation is a severe acute injury where there is a shift of the patella. Because of this shift the patella will leave the patellofemoral groove. <br>


== Clinically Relevant Anatomy  ==
== Clinically Relevant Anatomy  ==

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Search Strategy[edit | edit source]

The first step of my search strategy was consulting the medical library of the university. Then I searched the databases online for articles relevant for this subject like; pubmed, Pedro an web of knowledge. On this websites I used keywords like: patella, managment, dislocation and human.

Definition/Description
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A luxating patella or patellar dislocation is a severe acute injury where there is a shift of the patella. Because of this shift the patella will leave the patellofemoral groove.

Clinically Relevant Anatomy[edit | edit source]

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