Showing posts with label Patella. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Patella. Show all posts

Jan 26, 2013

Patella Dislocation

You can dislocate your patella (kneecap) by twisting your leg, awkwardly falling to your knees or receiving a blow inside of your knee. Remember from our knee anatomy lesson that movement of kneecap (up and down like an elevator) is controlled by the quadriceps muscles. This means that when you are forcefully twisting your leg your quadriceps muscles are contracting and can...