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PRESENTATION: Update on Patellofemoral Instability: Surgery & Rehabilitation Considerations

In this presentation, Dr. Laurie Hiemstra, Banff Sport Medicine Orthopaedic Surgeon, and Sarah Kerslake MSc BPhty, discuss the main types of surgery used to treat patients with patellar instability (aka a dislocating / unstable kneecap), as well as physiotherapy and bracing considerations.

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Dr. Laurie Hiemstra

Dr. Laurie Hiemstra MD PhD FRCSC, Orthopaedic Surgeon at Banff Sport Medicine, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Calgary Department of Surgery, President of the Canadian Orthopaedic Association

Sarah Kerslake

Sarah Kerslake MSc BPhty, Physiotherapist and Research Director at the Banff Sport Medicine Foundation

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