Hemorrhagic deep infrapatellar bursitis

Case contributed by Daniel Zimmermann Stefani
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Anterior knee pain and swelling after falling over the knee

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Female

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

There is distention of the deep infrapatellar bursae with fluid-fluid level, as seen on axial T2 weighted images, consistent with hemorrhagic bursitis.

There are also signs of sequelae of Osgood-Schlatter disease.

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