Open AccessBipartite Patella Causing Knee Pain in Young Adults: A Report of 5 Cases
Author(s) -
Raju Vaishya,
Surender Chopra,
Vipul Vijay,
Abhishek Vaish
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of orthopaedic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 2309-4990
pISSN - 1022-5536
DOI - 10.1177/230949901502300129
Subject(s) - medicine , anterior knee pain , magnetic resonance imaging , radiography , surgery , knee pain , patella , computed tomographic , refractory (planetary science) , radiology , osteoarthritis , computed tomography , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , astrobiology
We report on 5 patients who underwent arthroscopic excision or open reduction and internal fixation for bipartite patella. All patients presented with refractory anterior knee pain. The diagnosis of bipartite patella was made using radiography, and confirmed with magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomographic arthrography. All 5 patients achieved complete resolution of symptoms after surgery, and remained pain-free after a mean follow-up period of 13 months.