Taping for an Acute and Subacute Patellofemoral Dislocation, Recurrent Subluxation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A primary acute patellofemoral dislocation needs to be managed well to ensure adequate tissue healing. Evidence that surgical intervention is better than conservative management is equivocal, particularly in the skeletally immature individual. Conservative management is less expensive and less invasive, and it may be better at maintaining knee function than surgical intervention. Along with appropriate immobilization, using rigid strapping tape, conservative management should consist of a tailored rehabilitation program to improve dynamic lower limb loading and quadriceps control, so individuals may be able to return to their previous active lifestyle, including their sporting activities.

Indications

The initial phase of a primary patellar dislocation, followed by

SUBMITTER: McConnell J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12536177 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature