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Bone-scintigraphy in painful bipartite patella
A Iossifidis1, R N Brueton, T O Nunan
1Orthopaedic Academic Unit, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine
|October 1, 1995
Summary
Bone scintigraphy is a key diagnostic tool for painful bipartite patella, a rare cause of chronic knee pain. It highlights increased radiotracer uptake in the affected patellar fragment.
Area of Science:
- Orthopedics
- Radiology
- Sports Medicine
Background:
- Painful bipartite patella is an uncommon condition causing chronic patellar pain.
- It often results from chronic post-traumatic stress.