title: Pathologic patellar fracture at the site of an old Sinding-Larsen-Johansson lesion: a case report of a 33-year-old male.
abstract: A Sinding-Larsen-Johansson lesion is considered to be a self-limited process. Delayed sequelae of this disease have not previously been discussed. We present a case of a pathologic patellar fracture through a site of an old Sinding-Larsen-Johansson lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Center for the Health Sciences, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6902, USA.
authors.forename: Douglas M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Freedman
authors.forename: Michiyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kono
authors.forename: Eric E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010007:Osteochondritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010329:Patella / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography