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Tripartite patella

Case contributed by Alexandra Stanislavsky
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Fall, knee pain.

Patient Data

Age: 20
Gender: Male
x-ray

The patella is fragmented but with smooth, well-corticated margins. 

Case Discussion

A tripartite patella is an anatomical variant. The well corticated, rounded edges of the fragments distinguish this from a patella fracture.

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