title: Double-layered patella in multiple epiphyseal dysplasia: a valuable clue in the diagnosis.
abstract: Bilateral double-layered patella, a form of partite patella consisting of anterior and posterior components, was diagnosed in three children with multiple epiphyseal dysplasia. The literature on double-layered patella, its relationship to multiple epiphyseal dysplasia, radiographic findings, and clinical implications are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas 75219, USA.
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Sheffield
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010329:Patella / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography