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Patella Mobility Test

Aka: Patella Mobility Test, Patella Glide Test

Indications
1. Patellofemoral Syndrome
Technique
1. Patient lies supine
2. Grasp Patella in medial position and translate medially
3. Measure the extent of displacement
  1. Patella width divided in 4 quadrants
  2. Estimate number of quadrants of medial glide
Interpretation
1. Tight lateral structures: <1 quadrant of translation
2. Hypermobility: >3 quadrants of translation

Excessive mobility of patella (C0427269)
Concepts	Finding (T033)
SnomedCT	250110001
English	Excessive mobility of patella, Patella hypermobility, Excessive mobility of patella (finding)
Spanish	movilidad excesiva de la rótula (hallazgo), movilidad excesiva de la rótula
Sources	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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This page was written by Scott Moses, MD, last revised on 2/1/2012 and last published on 5/14/2013.

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