title: Patella fracture in a boy with bilateral inferior pole bipartite patellae.
abstract: We present the case of a 12 year old boy who had bilateral inferior pole fragment (Saupe type 1) bipartite patellae, and who sustained a traumatic separation through the right patella while playing basket ball, the left remaining asymptomatic. We have reviewed and discussed the previously published literature and case reports.
authors.affiliation: Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BB, United Kingdom. annapeek@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Peek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barry
mesh_terms: D001490:Basketball / Q000293:injuries*; D002648:Child; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices