Simultaneous avulsion of patellar apexes bilaterally in a hemodialysis patient.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case of simultaneous bilateral avulsion of the patellar apexes is reported. Plain radiography showed bilateral patella alta, but MR imaging was diagnostic. Weakness of the tendo-osseous junction due to secondary hyperparathyroidism and additional chronic inflammatory changes due to repeated microtrauma were considered to be the cause of the rupture.
Medical subject headings
- Joint Dislocations
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Patella
Anatomy
- knee