A member asked:

Would it be unhealthy to have the ability to move my knee cap with my knee bent?

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Dr. Brian Chimenti answered

Specializes in Sports Medicine

No: Usually, as you bend your knee, the knee cap is engaged/captured in a groove in your femur called the trochlea. This significantly restricts side to side movement with the knee bent.

Answered 5/26/2013

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