Patella (knee cap) dislocation in young athletes can have devastating effect. WE have recently beed treating a 23 year old male who first dislocated his knee when playing football as a 14 year old. This was relocated in A&E. He had some physio but never regained full trust in his knee and hence didn't return back to sport. He managed day to day until this year when he slipped coming down stairs and once again dislocated his patella. He was put in a brace for 1 month and u