title: Osseous fragment in a patient with knee pain.
abstract: The patient was a 31-year-old man who was currently serving in the military. He was referred to a physical therapist by his primary care physician for a chief complaint of left anterior knee pain. Due to concern over a loose body, the physical therapist ordered radiographs of the left knee, which revealed an osseous fragment.
authors.affiliation: US Army-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy, Fort Sam Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Lauren R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Beers
authors.forename: Lance M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Mabry
authors.forename: Robert T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography
keywords: patella; radiography