What to Do If You Dislocate Your Kneecap. The kneecap is under that brown tendon. by James Hubbard, MD, MPH. A dislocated kneecap is another one of the multiple knee injuries you can get.And you wonât be going far until itâs fixed. Itâs painful, most of the time thereâs a lot of swelling, and your knee canât straighten. Wrap it with an elastic bandage or use a knee brace. 2  This does little or nothing to keep the kneecap in place, but moderate compression can keep the swelling down. 3  Stay off of your injured leg if you can and apply ice packs, if available, for 10 minutes at a time intermittently. 4  Use a cane or crutches.
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(December 2012) Pseudarthrosis (commonly referred to as a nonunion or false joint) is a bone fracture that has no chance of mending without intervention. In pseudarthrosis the body perceives bone fragments as separate bones and does not attempt to unite them.