Bipartite patella
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A bipartite patella, means the presence of an accessory ossific center seen here at the lateral pole. bipartite means splitted into two parts.It is discovered incidentally in asymptomatic individual.
Occurs.Occurs bilaterally in about 43% of the cases.
Differential diagnosis: It.It is probably confused radiologically with a patella fracture as a differential diagnosis.
-<p>A <a title="Bipartite patella" href="/articles/bipartite-patella">bipartite patella</a>, means the presence of an accessory ossific center at the lateral pole. bipartite means splitted into two parts.It is discovered incidentally in asymptomatic individual.</p><p>Occurs bilaterally in about 43% of the cases.</p><p>Differential diagnosis: It is probably confused radiologically with a <a title="patellar fracture" href="/articles/patellar-fracture">patellar fracture</a>.</p><p> </p><p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>- +<p>A <a href="/articles/bipartite-patella">bipartite patella</a>, means the presence of an accessory ossific center seen here at the lateral pole. bipartite means splitted into two parts.It is discovered incidentally in asymptomatic individual.Occurs bilaterally in about 43% of the cases.It is probably confused radiologically with a <a href="/articles/patella-fracture">patella fracture</a> as a differential diagnosis.</p><p> </p><p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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