Multipartite Patella: Diagnosis Trap

A. LAGDID^1, , M. Boufettal¹, RA. Bassir¹, M. KHARMAZ¹, MO Lamrani¹, M. Ouadghiri¹, A. El Bardouni¹, M. MAHFOUD¹ and M.S. BERRADA¹

¹Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Ibn Sina UHC, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco

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A. LAGDID, M. Boufettal, RA. Bassir, M. KHARMAZ, MO Lamrani, M. Ouadghiri, A. El Bardouni, M. MAHFOUD and M.S. BERRADA. Multipartite Patella: Diagnosis Trap. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2018; 6(6):114-116. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-6-6-4

Abstract

Our study reports a case of a multipartite patella that was initially diagnosed as a patellar fracture in a traumatic context but in view of the smooth, regular and dense appearance of the fracture traits, a comparative radiological evaluation of the other knee was necessary, which precluded the diagnosis of fracture in favor of a multipartite patella with knee sprain treated by immobilization and treatment anti-inflammatory with a good evolution, hence the interests of performing a comparative radiological assessment of the contralateral knee in front of any patellar fracture. The multipartite patella is recognized as a developmental anomaly of ossification. Most of them are asymptomatic and are discovered incidentally. The multipartite patella is sometimes misdiagnosed as a patellar fracture, because the x-ray images of both these conditions may appear very similar.

Keywords

knee joint, multipartite patella, misdiagnosed, patella fracture, anomaly

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