Painful bilateral bipartite patellae--case report.
Bipartite patella is usually asymptomatic. Painful bipartite patella is either non-surgically managed by immobilization, anti-inflammatory drugs and physical therapy or treated by excision. We report a case in whom locally injected bupivacaine and steroid (methylprednisolone acetate) injection relieved the symptoms completely in a case of bilateral painful bipartite patellae.
D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D010329:Patella / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D008775:Methylprednisolone