Presentation
Anterior knee pain. Worse after sports.
Patient Data
Age: 16 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Bipartite patella - symptomatic
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Bipartite right patella; unipartite left patella. No fracture or focal osseous lesion. No joint effusion.
From the case:
Bipartite patella - symptomatic
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Bipartite patella with edema adjacent to the synchondrosis. Remainder of the examination is unremarkable.
Case Discussion
Bipartite patellas are common and the vast majority are asymptomatic. Rarely, they can be a cause of anterior knee pain. Edema adjacent to the synchondrosis is a sign of a symptomatic bipartite patella and no alternative for anterior knee pain can be seen in this patient.