Like father, like son: a tale of two patellae.
A father and son travelling in their car were involved in a collision with another vehicle. Subsequently, both were found to have what were thought to be long-standing developmental bipartite patellae. However, subsequent investigations and the patients' progress cast doubt on this diagnosis and suggested that the lesions were fractures.
Needoff
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Harlow Wood Orthopaedic Hospital, Mansfield, Notts, England.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010329:Patella / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography