Painful bipartite patellae. A report of three cases.

  • 1 July 1975
    • journal article
    • case report
    • No. 110,p. 197-200
Abstract
This is a report of three children with tender painful patellae, bipartite at the superior, lateral pole. Non-operative treatment failed to relieve these symptoms, but excision of the accessory ossification center resulted in a painless knee. Gross and microscopic pathological examination was consistent with the hypothesis that this syndrome was caused by fracture through the interposed cartilage which failed to heal satisfactorily.

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