Bone-scintigraphy in painful bipartite patella.
We report the scintigraphic-appearances of painful bipartite patella in 25-year-old man a 2 1/2 years history of unexplained patellar pain. Painful bipartite patella is a rare cause of chronic post-traumatic patellar pain. Bone scintigraphy, by demonstrating increased uptake by the painful accessory bipartite fragment, appears to be an imaging method of choice in the diagnosis of this condition.
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Orthopaedic Academic Unit, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
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Nunan
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010329:Patella / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium
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