title: Self-excision of bilateral patellae treated by replantation: a report of one case.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China. mwyang@mail.cmu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Mao-Wei
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xu-Dong
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Li-Wei
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Chu
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010329:Patella / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods*