Rao J P, Meese M A
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, USA.
Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 1997 Jul;26(7):486-8.
The authors describe a case of superior dislocation of patella that was irreducible by closed methods. Extensive review of the literature revealed that this is the first case reported in which an open reduction was needed to reduce a superior dislocation of the patella to unlock the osteophytes, which were blocking the closed reduction.
