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Carol C. Hasler University Children’s Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

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Daniel Studer University Children’s Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

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Epidemiology and history Patellar instabilities account for the most prevalent knee problems during growth. The overall incidence is around 50 in 100 000 children and adolescents per year with a peak at the age of 15 years. 1 , 2 Most

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Stéphane Armand Willy Taillard Laboratory of Kinesiology, Geneva University Hospitals and Geneva University, Switzerland

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Geraldo Decoulon Pediatric Orthopaedic Service, Department of Child and Adolescent, Geneva University Hospitals and Geneva University, Geneva, Switzerland

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Alice Bonnefoy-Mazure Willy Taillard Laboratory of Kinesiology, Geneva University Hospitals and Geneva University, Switzerland

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 ◦ Excessive plantarflexion (stride) • Leg length discrepancy Early ankle plantarflexion (early stance) • Plantarflexors overactivity  ◦ Premature knee extension/hyperextension • Leg length discrepancy or foot clearance problem on

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