Open AccessUnusual Symptomatic Multipartite Patella Associated with Quadriceps Fat Pad Edema
Author(s) -
Zeynep Özdemi̇r,
Cemile Ayşe Görmeli,
Ayşegül Sağır Kahraman,
Gökhan Demirtaş,
Gökay Görmeli
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jbr-btr
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1780-2393
DOI - 10.5334/jbr-btr.945
Subject(s) - edema , medicine , patella , magnetic resonance imaging , asymptomatic , anterior knee pain , knee pain , infrapatellar fat pad , fat pad , surgery , anatomy , radiology , pathology , adipose tissue , osteoarthritis , alternative medicine
Partite patella is a known cause of anterior knee pain, especially in adolescents and young males, although most patients are asymptomatic. Symptomatic partite patella is usually revealed on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as bone marrow edema within the opposing bone fragments. We present a case of unusual bilateral symptomatic multipartite patella in an adult who presented with quadriceps fat pad edema and mass effect as well as slightly edematous signal changes within the bone fragments on MRI. This case indicates that symptomatic partite patella can also present with edema-like imaging findings in the adjacent soft tissue due to chronic mechanical irritation.