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Paget disease of the knee

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Knee pain

Patient Data

Age: 80 years
Gender: Male

"Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines."

x-ray

Paget disease of the distal femur, with cortical thickening and coarsening of the trabeculae.

Case Discussion

Paget disease of the distal femur characterized by cortical thickening and coarsened bony trabeculae. There is mild loss of the medial tibiofemoral compartment joint space without secondary degenerative features. 

Case courtesy of Bob Cook, MD, Western Memorial Regional Hospital Corner Brook, Newfoundland.

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