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"   Question I first suffered with Osgood-Schlatter disease at the age of 13. At 17 I started having recurrent dislocations of the right patella. After three operations I was advised that my patella was now stable and that I could return to an active lifestyle. Six years after the last operation, my left patella dislocated. With my right leg then taking most of the strain my right patella started to dislocate. I had surgery on the left knee and was told to totally rest \u2013 no weight bearing \u2013 and the right knee would sort itself out. After three months my consultant at the time suggested extensive physiotherapy in a rehab unit to test out both knees. After three weeks and three dislocations he said that he had no answers for me and suggested I found somebody more qualified to investigate my condition. I saw another consultant and he gave me a complete physical examination and told me that I was suffering from &amp;#039;foetal malalignment syndrome&amp;#039;, which was causing every joint in my body to externally rotate. I am trying to find more information about it, can you help? The only solution I&amp;#039;ve been offered is bilateral above-knee amputation, which I don&amp;#039;t want.   Answer It sounds as though you have been through a great deal of discomfort and disappointment. It&amp;#039;s disconcerting that you&amp;#039;ve had so many specialist opinions with so little to show for it.  Having never come across foetal malalignment syndrome and not being unable to find any references on it, unfortunately, we are not able to offer more information.  Your best bet would be to write to the specialist who diagnosed you with the condition requesting any available patient information leaflets and some references for background reading. Sometimes it is worth turning away from surgical solutions for a time and reconsidering other less invasive options. Perhaps a physiotherapist with a specific interest in knee pain might offer some hope of strengthening your knees and improving symptoms. Yours sincerely The NetDoctor Medical Team  Other Qs &amp;amp;amp; As Ankylosing spondylitis Ankylosing spondylitis Are my symptoms consistent with a diagnosis of Raynaud&amp;#039;s disease Articular sclerosis or ankylosing spondylitis? Athetoid dystonia Bell&amp;#039;s palsy Bell&amp;#039;s palsy and the herpes virus Bone problems Brodie\u2019s abcess Brodie\u2019s abscess on the knee Can I pass my scoliosis on to my children? Carpal tunnel syndrome Chondromalacia patella Compartment syndrome Constant pins and needles for nearly two days Do I have sciatica? Do I have tendonitis? Do I have white knuckle syndrome? Do my medical conditions prevent me from using a sun bed? 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