title: Isolated Paget disease of the patella complicated with ipsilateral femoral head bone marrow edema: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: The patella is rarely affected by Paget disease of bone. The authors report a 54-year-old lady with ipsilateral knee and hip pain, initially misdiagnosed as patella stress fracture and early degenerative hip arthritis, who was later found to have Paget disease of the patella with ipsilateral femoral head bone marrow edema.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Department, Pathology Laboratory, 424 General Military Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. ploumis@med.auth.gr
authors.forename: Avraam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ploumis
authors.forename: Pavlos
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Christodoulou
authors.forename: Vasileios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vrangalas
authors.forename: Stephanos
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Milias
authors.forename: Evaggelos
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pantazis
mesh_terms: D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001855:Bone Marrow Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000150:complications; D004164:Diphosphonates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005270:Femur Head / Q000473:pathology*; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D010329:Patella / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents; D004164:Diphosphonates