*3.2.5 Patellar apprehension test*

The patient lies supine on the examination table. The examiner passively translates the patella laterally with the knee flexed 20 to 30 degrees and the quadriceps relaxed. In a positive test, the patient experiences a feeling of impending subluxation or dislocation of the patella and this is called apprehension [54, 55]. (**Figure 3**). Some patients even make an attempt to hold the examiner's hand to prevent the patella from subluxating or dislocating laterally. Pain usually accompanies the apprehension; however, the latter is considered the major component of a positive test.
