*3.2.3 Patellar tilt test*

Patellar tilt test is used to determine the tightness or integrity of the medial and lateral soft tissue restraints. The test is performed with the knee extended and the quadriceps relaxed. The examiner attempts to raise the patient's lateral patellar facet away from the lateral femoral trochlea. An inability to raise the lateral facet to the horizontal is indicative of lateral retinacular tightness and tethering of the lateral patella.
