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The J-sign in patellar maltracking
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  1. Omar Hadidi,
  2. Prasad Ellanti,
  3. Marc Lincoln,
  4. Niall Hogan
  1. Department of Orthopaedics, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
  1. Correspondence to Dr Omar Hadidi, hadidio{at}tcd.ie

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A 42-year-old man presented with numerous left patella dislocations. While the initial dislocation was traumatic, recent episodes were atraumatic. He had no clinical evidence of hyperlaxity, but presented with patellar apprehension and a positive J-sign. His examination was otherwise unremarkable. An MRI of his knee revealed early patellofemoral degenerative changes and …

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