Tripartite patella: late appearance of a third ossification center in childhood

Zumstein, Matthias; Sukthankar, Atul; Exner, Georg Ulrich (2006). Tripartite patella: late appearance of a third ossification center in childhood. Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B, 15(1), pp. 75-6. Hagerstown, Md.: Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1097/01202412-200601000-00017

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Bilateral radiographic progression of the supero-lateral fragment of a bipartite- into a tripartite patella with unilateral symptoms. An 8 year old girl presented a bilateral bipartite patella Stage III as an incidental finding after fall on the flexed right knee. Serial radiographs two years later revealed a bilateral progression of the bipartite- into a tripartite patella with complaints only on the post-traumatic right side. Observation was opted as therapy. There was no correlation of symptoms and radiological findings of the fragmentation of the bipartite- into a tripartite patella. Therefore we conclude the etiology of a bilateral late appearance of a third ossification center.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Orthopaedic, Plastic and Hand Surgery (DOPH) > Clinic of Orthopaedic Surgery
UniBE Contributor:	Zumstein, Matthias
ISSN:	1060-152X
ISBN:	16280727
Publisher:	Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Language:	English
Submitter:	Factscience Import
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 14:51
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:15
Publisher DOI:	10.1097/01202412-200601000-00017
PubMed ID:	16280727
Web of Science ID:	000233737000017
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/21513 (FactScience: 7294)