Diagnostic approach to a persistent anterior knee pain.
The case of a 67-year-old female patient with persistent pain in the right anterior knee appeared after she had an accidental fall, is discussed. Laboratory tests and imaging were negative. Persistent pain required MRI. Based on MRI findings the diagnosis of patellar fracture responsible for knee pain could be established.
Basteri
Vittoria
V
Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Anestesiologiche e Radiologiche Sezione di Diagnostica e Terapia Radiologiche, Università di Ferrara, Italy.
Lupi
Alessandro
A
Rignanese
Libera
L
Cinotti
Antonietta Marzia
AM
Campioni
Paolo
P
Mannella
Paolo
P
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010329:Patella / Q000293:injuries*