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.
Orthopaedic Academic Unit, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
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Brueton
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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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