title: Intramedullary insertion of the patellar tendon.
abstract: This case represents a rare presentation of an intramedullary insertion of the patellar tendon in an otherwise healthy 8-year-old girl. To our knowledge no such phenomenon has previously been reported in the English literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.
authors.forename: Douglas P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Beall
authors.forename: Corey E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Ponder
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kirby
authors.forename: Jon R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Fish
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D017847:Patellar Ligament / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures