Strong ligaments and muscles hold the knee cap in place and as the quadriceps muscles contract and relax, the kneecap glides up and down in the groove as the knee moves. The triangular bone sits upside down, i.e. the pointy bit faces downwards towards the feet, and the quadriceps tendon...
Teach you how to correct your form if your knee moves in when you squat Rarely, you might need surgery to remove damagedcartilage, loosen tendons, or realign the patellar tendon and the top of the shinbone. Patellar Tracking Disorder Patellofemoral pain syndrome also may come from an alignment...
it moves out of the groove to another part of the knee, typically toward the outside of the knee. This locks the knee and puts strain on the surrounding ligaments, sometimes even tearing them.
The normal position of the patella (kneecap) is within the patellofemoral groove. It is structured to slide vertically within the groove. When the patella slips or moves outside this groove into the bony head of the femur (lateral femoral condyle), then it is called as Patellar Dislocation o...