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This last dislocation was lateral.Wonder if the Texans can make a trade for picks?
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With it, he avulsed a medial chip of patellar [kneecap] bone which is attached to the medial patellofemoral ligament [MPFL] is a part of the complex network of soft tissues that stabilize the knee. The MPFL attaches the medial [inside] part of the patella (the middle 1/3 border) to the long bone of the thigh [femur].
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This chip will usually be removed and MPFL will be reattached to the patella using an anchor.
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In a orthopedic study published in the Dec 2007 issue of KNEE, all patients receiving this treatment returned to their pre-injury activity level without any episodes of recurrent dislocation or subluxation at the final follow up (av. 31 months).