What Treatment Do Parents Really Want for First-Time Adolescent Patellar Dislocations?
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
Published online on June 17, 2026
Abstract
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, Volume 14, Issue 6_suppl5, June 2026.
Background:Traditionally, nonoperative care has been the standard treatment for adolescents with first-time patellar dislocations (1). However, some recent literature has suggested advantages of early operative stabilization (2,3). Deciding between these ...
Background:Traditionally, nonoperative care has been the standard treatment for adolescents with first-time patellar dislocations (1). However, some recent literature has suggested advantages of early operative stabilization (2,3). Deciding between these ...