Osteochondritis dissecans of the patella in a XVII century player of the Florentine historic kickball.
We report a case of osteochondritis dissecans in the patella of Francesco de' Medici, Prince of Capistrano, who lived from 1594 to 1614. He was known to play Florentine kick ball, a precursor of Rugby and American football, and speculate that trauma from this activity may have led to the lesion.
Lippi
Donatella
D
History of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Legal Medicine, University of Florence, Italy. donatella.lippi@unifi.it
Matucci-Cerinic
Marco
M
Villari
Natale
N
Fornaciari
Gino
G
Mascalchi
Mario
M
D005538:Football / Q000266:history* / Q000293:injuries; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007594:Joint Loose Bodies / Q000266:history; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history*; D010329:Patella / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology*