Our results suggest that some patients with nontraumatic patellar instability have greater internal femoral rotation, greater knee rotation, and a tendency for genu valgum compared with healthy controls. Rotational malalignment may be a primary risk factor in patellar dislocation that has so far been underestimated.
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