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No history of trauma, asymptomatic.
Patient Data
Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Bipartite patella
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The patella is seen as two components separated by dense corticated line.
From the case:
Bipartite patella
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The line that seen separating the two patellar components appears corticated and dense denoting bipartite patella.
Case Discussion
A bipartite patella, means the presence of an accessory ossific center seen here at the lateral pole. Bipartite means split into two parts. It is discovered incidentally in asymptomatic individuals and occurs bilaterally in about 43% of the cases. It is may be confused radiologically with a patella fracture, which is a differential diagnosis.
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