Self-excision of bilateral patellae treated by replantation: a report of one case.
Absence of patella may be caused by congenital factors, trauma and surgical operations (patellectomy, etc). Complete absence of bilateral patellae is rare in clinical case. We report a case of posttraumatic bilateral patella excision. To the best of our knowledge, absence of bilateral patellae caused by self-mutilation has never been reported. Our patient and his family members were informed that the data concerning this case would be submitted for publication.
Yang
Mao-Wei
MW
Department of Orthopaedics, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China. mwyang@mail.cmu.edu.cn
Wang
Xu-Dong
XD
Chu
Li-Wei
LW
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010329:Patella / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods*