placing the knees flexed over the edge of the couch, which may show a torsional deformity of the femur and tibia, or a laterally placed patella
determining whether the patella is high-lying - patella alta - which predisposes to lateral dislocation
feeling the anterior surface: - a tender, bi-partate ridge may be present - upper and lower pole tenderness occurs in Sinding Larsen-Johannson disease and with "jumper's knee"
displacing the patella medially and laterally to feel its articular surface
moving the patella up, down, laterally and into the knee joint - reduced mobility is characteristic of retro-patella arthritis
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