An Usual Painful Bipartite Patella

Most bipartite patellae are asymptomatic and observed only as an incidental finding when the knee is radiographed for other reasons. Although bipartite patella is usually asymptomatic, it can become painful in subjects following overuse or injury. Most of the patients with painful bipartite patella...

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Published in:Electronic journal of general medicine 2009, Vol.6 (1), p.52-54
Main Authors: Dündar, Ümit, Solak, Özlem, Çakır, Tuncay
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Most bipartite patellae are asymptomatic and observed only as an incidental finding when the knee is radiographed for other reasons. Although bipartite patella is usually asymptomatic, it can become painful in subjects following overuse or injury. Most of the patients with painful bipartite patella respond relatively well to nonsurgical treatment. When the pain is persistent and resistant to those conservative treatments, a certain type of surgical procedures can be applied. In this report, we present a case of symptomatic bipartite patella in a patient with no underlying disease.
ISSN:2516-3507
2516-3507
DOI:10.29333/ejgm/82638